Disasters

The return to New Orleans
Mark Folse wasn't in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. He was living in Fargo, N.D. But the Louisana native was so moved by the disaster that he picked up his family and moved 1,500 miles south to help with the rebuilding effort.
The view from Biloxi, one year after Katrina
American RadioWorks and Marketplace documentary, "Rebuilding Biloxi," marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The producers of the program have made many trips to Biloxi, Mississippi over the last year, and one of them has made another visit.
Katrina by the numbers
It's been nearly a year since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. How do you sum up the largest natural disaster in U.S. history?
Harvest will show wide variation this year
Minnesota's soybean crop suffered most from the summer drought according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Some Minnesota farmers will find their best yields ever next month while may take home half a crop.
Managing a river of extremes
City officials in Fargo, North Dakota are paying close attention to the weather. The city is dependent on the Red River of the North for all of its water. The situation has prompted some precautionary actions to conserve.
New Yorkers learn how to work the system ... in the Boundary Waters
Officials in charge of the Cavity Lake wildfire are not only putting out a 50-square mile fire. They're also training some New Yorkers in the system they use to handle such long-term, large scale events.
The front lines of the BWCA fire
More than an inch of rain over the weekend helped firefighters get better control of the Cavity Lake wildfire. As of Monday, it's about 65 percent contained. But fire managers say crews will be in the wilderness battling the fire for a good long time. We went out to the edge of the fire to see how it's done.
Drought damages corn crop
Corn farmers dealing with drought may have another problem, low prices. Corn prices have declined in recent weeks because traders believe there's enough grain on hand to meet demand.