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Disasters

Bird Flu - Come fly away

Bird Flu - Come fly away

The H5N1 virus has killed people in seven countries and infected birds in more than 40 nations. Reporter Nikki Tundel freaks out host and self-proclaimed hypochondriac Mary Lucia with the latest update on the bird flu.

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Residents debate the future of New Orleans

New Orleans' population is growing again, due to the return of most of Tulane University's student body. But some criticize the rebuilding plan for the rest of the city as discriminatory against the city's poorer, African-American residents.

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Hurricane Katrina: a look back

One of the biggest stories of 2005 was undoubtedly Hurricane Katrina. And the story continues as the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast rebuilds itself.

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Witt: FEMA doesn't have to be a disaster

James Lee Witt, who was director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Clinton Administration, says that if he was in charge during Hurricane Katrina, he would have handled things differently. Speaking at the City Club Forum in Cleveland Friday, Witt also said that FEMA needs to be removed from the Department of Homeland Security.

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From Ely with love

Laura Kenig and Annie DesLauriers of Ely leave for New Orleans this weekend, where they will deliver a motor home to Lance Eden and his family. Rev. Eden is pastor of First Street United Methodist Church in New Orleans.

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Local officials assess disaster preparations in Twin Cities

How would the most vulnerable in the Twin Cities area fare in a disaster comparable to Hurricane Katrina? Some 30 state and metro-area community leaders met Tuesday to try to answer that question. Father John Estrem, the CEO of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, organized the meeting. He spoke with MPR's Tom Crann.
by Tom Crann

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St. Paul cops return from New Orleans

A team of St. Paul police officers is counting its blessings after spending 19 days helping law enforcement comrades in New Orleans.

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Getting government geared up for disasters

Nationally recognized congressional expert Norman Ornstein analyzes the federal preparations for and response to Hurricane Katrina in a speech Friday morning at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

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"...and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."

Rep. Jim Oberstar says that next time the government has to help Americans to flee a natural disaster, it should make sure there's room for pets. Oberstar, D-Minn., is co-sponsoring a bill that would force state and local governments to make evacuation plans for domesticated animals. What is it that makes people so reluctant to leave their pets behind?

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The militarization of disaster relief

President Bush wants Congress to make the Defense Department the head agency in emergency response. Tim Pawlenty is one of two governors who believe the Pentagon should take the lead in responding to events like Hurricane Katrina. Midmorning considers the implications of the military's role in domestic disasters.

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