A Nightmare Named Katrina – August 29, 2005
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Category: Disasters
Passing Of The King Of Torts – July 10, 1996
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – July 10, 1996 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Busy day, this July 10th in 1996. There was Hurricane Bertha to think about, especially since Cape Hatteras was in line for a major hit. Hurricane season was
Water, Water Everywhere – 1965 – Drought, Water Pollution And Earth – Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio News – Water, Water Everywhere – Nov. 15, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In the 1960s the concern wasn’t so much about Planet Earth running out of water as much as Planet Earth running out of drinkable water.
Terremoto In Iran – June 20, 1990
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – June 20, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what was characterized as the worst Earthquake ever to hit Iran, a 7.7 temblor hit Northern Iran in the middle of the night, leaving some 2,000 dead
And How’s The Weather In YOUR Town? – The Climate Wars – BBC- 2004 – Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC Radio 4 – Climate Wars – February 2004 – BBC Radio 4 A subject for debate unlike any other – Climate Change – Global Warming – whatever you want to call it. Those factors and those conditions which are currently
Qu’est-ce que c’est . . . Ethics? – January 6, 1997
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – January 6, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Starting off the first full week of the new year in 1997 with the roller-coaster ride known as Capitol Hill. Beginning with news on the age-old battle over
As Murky As The Waters Of Nantucket – November 5, 1999
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 5, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting and prophetic day, this November 5th in 1999. Starting with the hopeful news on Unemployment. The October unemployment figures showed 4.1%, it’s lowest in 30 years, delighting
Saving It By Destroying It – September 23, 1967
Click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC News Around The World – September 23, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Waking up to the news this morning in 1967 had much to do with the endless war of attrition in Vietnam. The ongoing battle, mounting casualties and
About The Weather . . . In Search Of Andrew – August 23, 1992
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio News – Special Reports on Hurricane Andrew – August 23, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what became the last Category 5 Hurricane of the 20th Century, Andrew on this August 23rd in 1992 was poised to hit
August Is Overthrow Season – August 19, 1991
Click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS – The World Tonight + reports via KNX-AM – August 19, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Not to make light of a situation that often involves dramatic upheaval and a large amount of killing, but August just seems to