KQED Radio
KQED Newssee more
Latest Newscasts:KQEDNPR
Player Sponsored By
upper waypoint

What Can We Learn From Irene?

at
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

On the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Tropical Storm Irene devastated parts of the East Coast. We discuss the effects of the storm, and take stock of the Bay Area’s disaster preparedness.

Guests:

Michael Grynbaum, metro reporter for the New York Times

Christopher Vaccaro, spokesman for the National Weather Service

Gregory Smith, director of disaster services for the American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter

Greg Toppo, reporter for USA Today

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Gaza War Ceasefire Talks Continue as Israel Threatens Rafah InvasionWill the U.S. Really Ban TikTok?California PUC Considers New Fixed Charge for ElectricityOakland’s Leila Mottley on Her Debut Collection of Poetry ‘woke up no light’Alice Wong Redefines ‘Disability Intimacy’ in New AnthologyHow a Massive California Prison Hunger Strike Overhauled Solitary ConfinementHow to Spend this Summer Camping CaliforniaKQED Series ‘Beyond the Menu’ Tells the Backstory of FoodInside Mexico's Clandestine Drug Treatment CentersWhat’s Next for Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests