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News of the day included the status of Hurricane Matthew, which struck Florida that day, and Russian hacking of U.S. political Web sites. A video clip was shown of President Obama casting…

President Obama gave an update on Hurricane Matthew after a meeting in the Oval Office that included Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and Deputy…

Governor Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke to reporters at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee after meeting with the state meteorologist on the status of Hurricane Matthew. He urged…

President Obama spoke to reporters after he received a briefing on Hurricane Matthew at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He said Matthew was a serious storm, and that residents in southeast…

Leaders from a number of private weather forecasting and modeling firms testified at a hearing on the future of their industry and its impact on and potential contributions to the public…

President Obama spoke to reporters following a briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Response Coordination Center on preparedness for the hurricane season that would officially…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) briefed reporters on the 2016 hurricane season outlook. They predicted the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June through…

Officials from the Government Accountability Office and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration testified at a hearing on weather satellite programs and policies for using…

Wendell Pierce talked about his book, The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City that Would Not Be Broken. “The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, a Play, and the City that Would Not Be…

Professors Andrea Miller and Shearon Roberts talked about their book Oil and Water, in which they examine the media coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

On September 9, 1965, Hurricane Betsy made landfall at Grand Isle, Louisiana, near New Orleans with winds of 130 to 140 miles per hour. This Defense Department film documents the estimated $1.4…

Former Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) talked about his book America’s Great Storm: Leading through Hurricane Katrina, in which he recalls his role in Mississippi’s recovery following…

Ronnie Greene talked about his book Shots on the Bridge: Police Violence and Cover-Up in the Wake of Katrina, in which he examines the case of six unarmed citizens shot by police during the…

Al Roker talked about his book, The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster, about the great Gulf hurricane of…

Walter Isaacson moderated a discussion about the state of public education in New Orleans. “Chartered and Uncharted: Navigating Education for the Next Generation” was part of the day-long event,…

Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush traveled to New Orleans and Warren Easton Charter High School to mark the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. They made remarks…

Former and current officials, New Orleans residents, faith leaders, and advocates spoke at an event commemorating the tenth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina and the region’s recovery…

To mark the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Obama delivered remarks at the Andrew P. Sanchez Community Center in New Orleans. He talked about the region’s recovery and…

Former President George W. Bush spoke at an event in Gulfport, Mississippi to mark the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and thank first responders for their efforts during and after…

A clip was aired from an August 2006 C-SPAN documentary on recovery from Hurricane Katrina in which Sue Sperry talked about the recovery effort at that time, focusing on the markings on…