Breaking News: Hurricanes

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In this record-breaking year, where will the next research breakthroughs in hurricane forecasting, tracking, and impacts come from?

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Two faculty members from Johns Hopkins University are headed for Louisiana to help with setting up a mental health crisis response team for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina, especially children and families.

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Trauma experts at national psychiatric hospital in Houston discuss short- & long-term emotional effects of Katrina for survivors plus Americans viewing the aftermath.

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Three Johns Hopkins University professors in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering are available to answer reporters' questions on water quality issues facing the Gulf Coast region in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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Indiana State University has faculty experts in a variety of fields available to comment on hurricane-related issues.

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Frederick, Camille, Hugo, Andrew and Ivan. Just the mention of the names elicits vivid images of the devastation caused by these hurricanes. Engineers are developing new building materials to protect people and property from powerful storms.