Foreshadowing Katrina in early 2000s coastal studies
Wanda Orton recalls early 2000s warning narratives about New Orleans vulnerability. FEMA rankings, loss of wetlands, and evacuation challenges warned of dire consequences if coastal defenses failed. The piece links studies from Scientific American National Geographic PBS and media to stress ongoing risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Chronicle
Eric Berger
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Berger
Chronicle
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
U.S
San Francisco
New York City
Houston
Scientific American
Joel K. Bourne Jr
National Geographic
Bourne
Mississippi
Texas
Louisiana
Delaware
Gulf of Mexico
PBS
West Wing
Baytown Girl Scouts Collect Coats for One Warm Coat Drive
Baytown Girl Scout Troop 6305 collects clean reusable coats and jackets at 303 N. Jones St from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Coats go to a local shelter for distribution to those in need. One Warm Coat has provided over 400000 coats since 1992.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Jones St
Baytown
Girl Scout Troop No. 6305
Lois Pavlow
OWC
Community Calendar Highlights From Baytown Area
Free mammograms for uninsured women over 40 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Baytown events include BANG meet at The Baytown Sun building, various senior activities, library classes, and club meetings at multiple local centers. Arts exhibition reception December 6 at Baytown Community Center with public viewing December 3–9.
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
Highlands Community Center
Baytown Parks and Recreation Department
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Billie Brinkley
Phyllis Johnson
Community Resource Credit Union
Krisher-McKay Realtors
Baytown
Shontele Fontenot
This Day In History November 28 1942 2007 Highlights
On November 28 1942 nearly 500 died in the Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston. Other events include Magellan reaching the Pacific in 1520 Mayer opening a theater in 1907 Tehran meeting in 1943 Chad autonomy in 1958 Mariner 4 launch in 1964 and Thatcher resignation in 1990. The note ends with quotes from Adela Rogers St. Johns.
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Coconut Grove
Boston
Ferdinand Magellan
Pacific Ocean
South American
Louis B. Mayer
Haverhill
Mass
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Tehran
Chad
United States
Mars
Anna Nicole Smith
Vickie Lynn Hogan
Houston
Air New Zealand
South Pole
Antarctica
Congress Party
India
Inder Kumar Gujral
Kenya
Mombasa
Latvia
Bush
Iraq
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Benedict XVI
Turkey
Associated Press
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Wanda Orton
the Sun
Baytown Girl Scouts
Community In Need
MD Ladies Association of
Goose Creek
Ladies Association of
Goose Creek Country Club
Carolyn Parrish
Lois Luallin
Suzi Powers
Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg
Connie Litteer
Gayle Tilton
Juanita Hargraves
East
Harris County
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Chambers County Library
Anahuac
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Rotary Club
ExxonMobil
Baytown Toastmasters Club
Ralph Matthews
Highlands Woods Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Ward Road
Market Street
RSS
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Baytown Senior Center
Highland Woods Drive
East Harris County
J.D. Walker Community Center
Promise Center
Kentucky
Ladies Bowling League
Max East
Call
Riley Chambers Community Center
Diane
Sherita
Christ Inc
Barrett Station
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Bayway Drive
Crosby
Crosby Community Center
Hare Rd
Surrender
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit Ave
SUN History
Adela Rogers
St. Johns
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