NewsBriefs

This page highlights media coverage of LSU hurricane and hazards research.

(Please Note: While the Hurricane Center makes every effort to archive these links, sometimes it is not possible. Therefore, some of links may be out of date. If there is a broken link, please report it to hcweb@hurricane.lsu.edu.)

Louisiana professor proposes idea for making houses floodproof	The Seattle Times	April 28, 2007
Plan would make homes in New Orleans floatable	Dallas Morning News	April 11, 2007
Rising to the Occasion	The Times Picayune	April 7, 2007
Protecting New Orleans	Scientific American	February, 2005
Satellite picture offers good news for Fla., not La.	The Advocate	July 15, 2005
New Orleans' Growing Danger	Philadelphia Inquirer	October 8, 2004
Direct Hit by Ivan Could Sink New Orleans	AP Wire	September 14, 2004
Big Easy braces for the big one	Dallas Morning News	September 14, 2004
Surviving Disaster: New center to study hurricane impact on public health	LSU Research	Winter, 2004
A Grand Tale: LSU scientists work to save the 300-year-old community of Grand Bayou from a natural disaster	LSU Highlights	Summer, 2004
A Way Out	Transportation Management + Engineering	April, 2004
Home Is Where the Flood Is: 1 in 3 stay put in big hurricane	New Orleans Times-Picayune	November 22, 2003
Technology maps hurricane's effects	The Advocate	September 23, 2003
LA Monitoring Isabel For East Coast	WAFB	September 18, 2003
LSU Professor looks for link between hurricanes and coastal fires	LSU Today	July 22, 2003
LSU taps supercomputer in hurricane study	The Advocate	January 23, 2003
LSU researchers investigate sudden weakening of Hurricane Lili	LSU Highlights	January, 2003
Little changes planned in rebuilding Northwest High	St. Landry Daily World	November 18, 2002
LSU Prepares as Lili Nears Coastline	New York Times	October 2, 2002
History’s Storms Could Help Predict Those of the Future	LSU Highlights	September, 2002
Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing Wetlands	American RadioWorks	September 2002
Hurricane 2002: New state building code lacking, experts say	Naples Daily News	June 2002
Calculating the Weather	The Advocate	6/9/02
Washing Away - A Special Report from the Times-Picayune	New Orleans Times-Picayune	6/23/02
Nothing's Easy for New Orleans Flood Control	New York Times	4/30/02
Where Land Subsides Into Water	The Chronicle	4/26/02
Living With the Threat of Disaster	The Advocate	4/21/02
Eyeing the Storm; NEW! Minor offered in Disaster Science and Management	LSU Highlights	January, 2002
LSU Spot Highlighting Hurricane Center Research	ESPN, ABC, CBS	12/1/01
Danger! Hurricane Coming	Planning	December 2001
Keeping its head above water-New Orleans faces doomsday scenario	Houston Chronicle	12/1/01
Coral-killing cyclones	Science Now	10/3/01
"Drowning New Orleans"	Scientific American	October 2001
Students to learn how to roll with hurricane's punch	N.O. City Business	9/17/01
Hurricane-smart building tips	The Advocate	9/2/01
Hurricane exercise tests state's readiness	The Advocate	7/14/01
LSU Wins Grant to Develop First 'Hurricane Engineering' Program	Disaster Relief	8/9/00
Hunting prehistoric hurricanes	Science News	5/20/00