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Technology Responds to Hurricane Katrina
Only once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of our lives. Such devices change the way we manage, work, and live. With catastrophic events such as September 11th, the Tsunami of 2004, and now with Hurricane Katrina technology has advanced greatly to assist in the relief of such disasters.
In the article, "Technology Responds to Hurricane Katrina," it explains how "high-tech companies and Web surfers are using technology to help people find victims of Hurricane Katrina and to assist public safety officials and rescue workers in communicating" (Hellweg, 2005). The first way technology has helped with Hurricane Katrina is with the use of internet web postings. During the evacuation of people from New Orleans many families were separated, with some being sent to different states. With no way to contact lost family members there has been a stream of postings of missing persons all across the Internet,......

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