On September 13, 2005, it was reported that corporate donations amounted to $409 million, and were expected to exceed $1 billion.During and after the Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita, the American Red Cross had opened 1,470 shelters and registered 3.8 million overnight stays. Fish and Wildlife Service Conducting Initial Damage Assessments to Wildlife and National Wildlife Refuges","Delayed Tree Mortality and Chinese Tallow Explosion in Louisiana Bottomland Hardwood Forest Following Hurricane Katrina","Rita's Aftermath; Katrina Takes a Toll on Truth, News Accuracy","Amid Katrina Chaos, Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home","Ex-cop gets 8 years for role in post-Katrina shootings","At the Train Station, New Orleans' Newest Jail is Open For Business","Some Katrina Evacuees at Camp Dawson Have Criminal Records","A Tale of Three Cities: Crime and Displacement after Hurricane Katrina","New Orleans gang wars spill into Houston area","The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned",United States Government Accountability Office,"USCG Message Traffic: Award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the Coast Guard",Special Defense Department Briefing with Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina,Bush Discusses Displaced Students; Department of Defense Briefs Press on Katrina Response (CNN Live Transcript),Pelosi: Davis Report on Katrina Leaves Unfinished Business,Congress Approves $51.8 Billion For Victims,President Asks Bush and Clinton to Assist in Hurricane Relief,"Proclamation by the President: Honoring the Memory of the Victims of Hurricane Katrina","Hancock Co. woman struggles to get out of FEMA trailer","Law Officers, Overwhelmed, Are Quitting the Force","Six Months After Katrina: Who Was Left Behind Then and Who is Being Left Behind Now? ".Anthony E. Ladd, John Marszalek, and Duane A. Gill.Meteorological history of Hurricane Katrina,Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport,Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans,2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans,Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport,Effects of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi,Learn how and when to remove this template message,Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans § Civil disturbances,Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina,Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security,International response to Hurricane Katrina,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,The United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans,List of Florida hurricanes (2000–present),List of storms in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season,Timeline of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season,U.S. Many of the computer models had shifted the potential path of Katrina 150 miles (240 km) westward from the Florida Panhandle, putting the city of New Orleans directly in the center of their track probabilities; the chances of a direct hit were forecast at 17%, with strike probability rising to 29% by August 28.At a news conference at 10 a.m. EDT on August 28, shortly after Katrina was upgraded to a Category 5 storm, New Orleans mayor,The death toll from Katrina is uncertain, with reports differing by hundreds. What area of the United States do you want to live? The hurricane originally struck Florida on August 26 as it made its way into the Gulf of Mexico. The Red Cross also had its Disaster Health services meet 596,810 contacts, and Disaster Mental Health services met 826,590 contacts.

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