Hurricane Gustav Information & Resources

by Scott Beale on September 1, 2008 · 6 comments

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.

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1 njharman August 31, 2008 at 5:34 pm: 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

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2 Sean Percival August 31, 2008 at 11:08 pm: http://www.youcit.com/hurricanegustav/

aggregator for the storm

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3 Michael Kearney September 1, 2008 at 11:41 am: Monitor emergency transmission(s), Chat and learn about Hurricane Gustav Online Volunteer efforts:

http://interdictor.nvita.org

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4 christopher carfi September 1, 2008 at 12:14 pm: Gustav mobile resource guide (iPhone, cell): http://ventana.cerado.com/gustav08

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5 Chris Radcliffe September 1, 2008 at 1:00 pm: 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.

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6 mumpeg September 2, 2008 at 6:34 am: 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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