Word: disasterously
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
The idea of continuing with partisan activities during Gustav, which made landfall west of New Orleans around 10:30 a.m. EST this morning, had made some Republicans uncomfortable because of worries that the party would look out of touch if it held a celebration in the midst of a natural...
But Kumar may have inherited a disaster waiting to happen. He reportedly showed the Prime Minister's office satellite photos indicating that the river had slowly been changing course for years, but that the previous administration failed to reinforce the areas where embankments were coming under increased pressure. Because the...
So far, food aid has reached only to the peripheries of the flood affected areas. Unable to wait for help any longer, those at the center of the floods have begun an exodus, mainly on foot or on the few boats available. The pictures of those stranded - standing on bits...
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] ADMINISTRATION ANALYSIS Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 HIGH HOPES In 1979 Carter merges some 100 disconnected aid programs into a new agency in order to better coordinate U.S. disaster response. The organization proves unwieldy and ill-equipped to implement preventive measures...
The city where I was born and raised is still waiting for rescue. Three years ago this week, in the wake of the Katrina disaster, I returned there as a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. What I saw upon arriving was a city that looked more like a Brazilian...