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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Hurricane Katrina
(Kenneth Jarecke–Contact Press for USN&WR)

Lots of blame
Rebuilding after Katrina will take time and money, but it won't be enough unless the nation finds out what went wrong–and fixes it.

Photo Gallery
Photographer Jim Lo Scalzo documents the devastation left in Katrina's wake.

Looking to rebuild
Ambition gives way to Herculean efforts.

A hurricane-friendly era
There has been a steep uptick in the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic.

'Who was watching the levees?'
Pete Daniel, author of Deeper'n It Comes: The 1927 Mississippi River Flood, talks about lessons learned.


Another storm surge: The unemployed

Bond traders: Economy will slow

Americans yearn for waterside land

Momentum mounts to reverse rising rates

Companies struggle to assess impact

At a loss for economic evaluation

Pump price zooms amid scattered shortages

Energy supply faces major disruption

Insurance sector could ride out storm

In storm's wake, $3-a-gallon gas?

A storm in the energy markets


A nurse's diary
U.S. News has been following the story of April Fugere, a registered nurse at Charity Hospital. Here, in her own words, is the story of her struggle to survive.

Escape from New Orleans
Emergency doctor Hemant Vankawala tells his story from the New Orleans Airport.

Inside the ER
Doctors at Summit Hospital in Baton Rouge work nonstop to help the community.

'It's utter chaos here'
In Jefferson Parish, La., three major hospitals remain open but are on backup power and without running water.


How to Help
Where to donate money and help the recovery effort

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