Journal of Communication and Language Arts, Volume 2, 2007, p 114. Kim, Y.-C and Ball-Rokeach, S. J (2006) âCivic Engagement from A Communication Infrastructure Perspectiveâ Communication Theory, 16, pp 173-197. Update: January 31, 2012 I caught up with one of our mentors, Nwachukwu Egbunike in Nigeria who is working with a young Nigerian activist and blogger David Habba.
Hurricane Katrina moved ashore over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi early on August 29, 2005, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. Credit: GOES Project Science Office. Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. An estimated 1,833 people died in the hurricane and the flooding that followed in late August 2005, and millions of others were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans.
Florida. In Florida, Katrina made landfall in South Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds. It produced heavy rainfall, amounting to 14 inches in Homestead, Florida. Also, a storm surge of 3-5 feet was reported in parts of Monroe County as Katrina slammed ashore.urricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, causing around $108 billion (2005 USD) in damage. Katrina was the eleventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane, and the second Category 5 hurricane of the season.