Hurricane Katrina
An Ariel View of New Orleans after Katrina (David Phillip/AP)
- Hurricane Katrina - 9 Years LaterThe Times Picaynne - New Orleans
- Hurricane KatrinaIRC Database (Global Issues in Context)
Earthquake in Haiti
Residents walk through a destroyed area of Port-au-Prince scanning the debris for anything that has survived the earthquake
- 5 Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Where Did The $13.5 Billion Go?NPR - National Public Radio
- Haiti Photos Then and Now: 5 Years After Earthquake, Much Rebuilding RemainsNational Geographic
- Earthquake in HaitiIRC Database (Global Issues in Context)
Typhoon Haiyan - Philippines 2013
An aerial view of a coastal town, devastated by super Typhoon Haiyan, in Samar province in central Philippines November 11, 2013.
- Typhoon HaiyanBBC News Page
- Typhoon Haiyan Devastates the PhillipinesNPR - National Public Radio
- Typhoon HaiyanPBS Video - 52 Minutes
- Typhoon HaiyanIRC Database (Global Issues in Context)
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
On April 20, an explosion ripped through the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and injuring 17 others Photo: EPA
- Gulf Oil SpillSmithsonian Institution
- Gulf Oil SpillNational Geographic
- How Does the Gulf Oil Spill Impact Wildlife and Habitat?National Wildlife Federation
- Gulf of Mexico Oil SpillIRC Database (Global Issues in Context)
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
A tsunami spawned by the Japan earthquake washed away houses and cars in Miyagai Prefecture.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KEICHI NAKANE, YOMIURI SHIMBUN/AP
- Four years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake and TsunamiJapanese Red Cross
- Tsunami Facts in Wake of Japan EarthquakeNational Geographic
- Earthquake and Tsunami in JapanIRC Database (Global Issues in Context)
Hurricane Sandy
A photo of the devastation in New Jersey.
- Hurricane Sandy 2012Huffington Post
- An Ongoing Response - Hurricane SandyThe White House
- Building a Stronger CoastInformation on Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy