Here are some sources of online information and resources on Hurricane Gustav, a category 3 hurricane that is approaching the Gulf Coast, prompting a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans. Gustav is expected to make landfall as early as Monday.
Gustav Information & Resources
- National Hurricane Center (NOAA)
- Red Cross Online Newsroom for Gustav
- Hurricane Gustav Digital Support Brigade (Facebook)
Hurricane Tracing
- Stormpulse Hurricane Gustav Tracking Map
- Tracking Hurricane Gustav in Google Earth
- HAMweather Hurricane Gustav Track/Projected Path
Communications
- Interdictor (IRC & police scanner monitoring)
- Gustav Mobile Resource Guide (iphone & cell)
- The Hurricane Watch Net (amateur radio)
Local Coverage
- Hurricane Gustave on NowPublic
Evacuee Resources
- Red Cross Safe and Well List
- Voices of Gustav (displaced evacuees)
- Gustav Pets (animal rescue resources)
Gustav Links
- Boing Boing Gustav Online Resources
- Metblogs Gustav Resources Online
images via American Red Cross
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Gustav links – statesman.com has sent a photo/video/journalist crew. They are twittering @trackinggustav and they have an interactive map http://tinyurl.com/577q3u
http://www.youcit.com/hurricanegustav/
aggregator for the storm
Monitor emergency transmission(s), Chat and learn about Hurricane Gustav Online Volunteer efforts:
http://interdictor.nvita.org
Gustav mobile resource guide (iPhone, cell): http://ventana.cerado.com/gustav08
This is why I love laughing squid. They provide content. In a world were style has more weight than meaning I can look to site and find a resource that gives me context. Thank you Scott for having the grace to cover Gustav above Burning Man.
Dear Chris and LS readers,
Some additional info, and perhaps a small correction to the above comment. This isn't exactly CONTEXT ( or content). it's a list of basic resources… obviously well-constructed by a very experienced blogger… and should be considered a social obligation by people who run a media enterprise and who have such a wide readership, in such situations. Thank u Scott! very useful!
As far as Context… which is often frighteningly absent from most blog media in general, and LS “reporting” in particular.
Here's a list of contexts:
Hurricane Katrina was NOT a Natural Disaster, Watch THe Katrina Myth CLIP :
http://www.levees.org
Red Cross steals money from Katrina victims:
http://www.democracynow.org/2007/8/30/the_red_cross_ha...
FEMA, R. Cross, La.and US govt. officials should be facing criminal prosecution
resources anyone ??!
the hideous statistics of post-Katrina New Orleans:
http://counterpunch.org/quigley08252008.html
Alternative grassroots organizations + more info
where u can be of assistance to NOLA :
http://www.commongroundrelief.org/
http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/content/pages/learn...
the Republicrats are fuckheads and cannot be trusted to serve the people:
http://www.indybay.org
http://www.submedia.tv
thanks for reading y'all,
mpeg
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