Some of the pictures we have seen from the ground in the wake of Hurricane Isaac have been jaw dropping, mind blowing, and heart breaking. We’ve shared that we’re on …
Month: August 2012
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Isaac Through Your Lens
As we were watching the Isaac start to make landfall on the Gulf Coast, we noticed you started to post a flurry of photos. Here are a few of the …
Isaac: 2 landfalls in my first deployment
As the regional communicator for the Wichita, Kan. area, hurricanes aren’t something I normally have to worry about. In three days, I will have been through the landfall of a …
West Nile Virus 101
Like most people, I can’t stand mosquitoes. My kids and I are both mosquito magnets and extremely sensitive to mosquito bites, so we spend the majority of our time outdoors …
Hurricane Camille
Forty-three years ago, on August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a Category 5 storm, causing extensive damage and fatalities. …
Isaac Update
We are in full-forward leaning mobilization for Isaac now. Here’s what’s happening in Haiti, and here’s how we’re readying people and supplies in Florida and the Gulf Coast. We offered …
Surfing Report
Stuff we’ve found while looking around the internet. Some of it is Red Cross related, some of it isn’t.
Isaac
We’re closely following the social conversations around Isaac.
Honoring One of the 2,000
Editor’s note: The New York Times reported yesterday that the war in Afghanistan has now caused 2,000 deaths of US military personnel. The news hit like a thud. My son, …