Tech Steps Up in Post-Katrina Relief Efforts - TheStreet.com: "Editor's note: This is the final part of a series on improving disaster response in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Shortly after Katrina hit Aug. 29, 2005, crews in California were preparing to fly C-130 cargo planes to stricken areas of the Gulf Coast, initially to send search-and-rescue teams and, later, to airlift cargo and displaced residents.
Yet they had to wait two days on the tarmac while authorities compiled vital information on weather, flight routes and the status of airports and runways."
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