#hurricane

The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#bending #broadcast #coverage #every #first

I think we're in good shape, but the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is in some small way mitigated by the fact that we now have more people talking about it, thinking about it and working on it, so that we will be more vigilant and ready. ↗

— John Hickenlooper

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We have thousands of patients and family members who are dealing with dual devastation, cancer and the hurricane. ↗

— Greg Anderson

#dealing #devastation #dual #family #family members

I have lived through many major hurricanes during my lifetime: Camille, Frederic, and Ivan, to name just a very few. However, never have I seen destruction, panic, and fear on this massive scale. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#during #fear #few #however #hurricanes

The Society of American Civil Engineers, someone who's going to come in and say to the public, we've looked at, we've examined, we've reviewed the repairs and we think they're strong enough to withstand the type of hurricane that - that could hit the city this season. ↗

— Marc Morial

#city #civil #come #could #engineers

I also believe that Hurricane Katrina did reveal a weakness in our energy supply systems, highlighting the reliance this country has on the gulf coast for our energy resources. ↗

— Steve Buyer

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As everyone in Louisiana knows, there was often no communication or coordination between the state and federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ↗

— Bobby Jindal

#between #communication #coordination #everyone #federal

I pointed out on the floor last year, after Hurricane Katrina, we were very proud that one of our National Guard engineering battalions was called to Louisiana. And they did a magnificent job. ↗

— Kit Bond

#battalions #called #did #engineering #floor

A Congressional Budget Office study estimated that gulf energy infrastructure repair costs will be between $18 billion and $31 billion, just from the damages the hurricane created. ↗

— Mark Foley

#billion #budget #congressional #costs #created

Denzel has been that leading man, but it took him a while to get to Training Day and Hurricane Carter. ↗

— Shemar Moore

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