Post-Hurricane Ecology

Scenes of tangled foliage and pollution following a hurricane, highlighting the environmental impact and recovery challenges.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-111. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-233-49. JACK UP BARGE AND DECK BARGE IN CANAL LEADING TO FACILITY FROM COX BAY. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-28. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Unwatering - 26-HK-326-14. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-23. DRAINAGE DITCH AREA NORTH OF MAIN FACILITY. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-18. AREA 200 YARDS NORTH OF FACILITY. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Captain Atkin Overview - 26-HK-364-69. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-231-18. MAGNUM DISPLACED TANKS II. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-182. NEW SITE BASS SOUTH EAST FAC TANKS IN TREES. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-111. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-231-19. MAGNUM OIL POOLS NEAR TANKS. Hurricane Katrina

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Pile of construction debris and wood scraps shadowed by a tree, in South Korea

Water Level from the Flooding. New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-240-28. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - South Bass - 26-HK-221-7. Another pocket of oil in Woodland Wetland. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-31. DRAINAGE DITCH AREA NORTH OF MAIN FACILITY. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Sundown - 26-HK-250-80. Contaminated pond in zone 1 - Sundown East. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Blenheim, N. Y. , September 4, 2011 A part of a house is stuck between trees after Hurricane Irene passed through New York State on August 28, 2011. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the impacts of Hurricane Irene. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

USA, New Jersey, Lower Raritan River as seen from NY/NJ Baykeeper boat, (on tour from New Brunswick to Sayreville), Edison County Landfill

ESU St. Louis - Unwatering - 26-HK-326-21. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-115. PRODUCT PRESENT SOUTH OF POINTE A LA HACHE WATER TOWER. Hurricane Katrina

Luxury track construction, the Three Capes Track, that will be a six-day walk, not all Tasmanian bushwalkers agree with exploiting a pristine national park for commercial return, infrastructure and new controls will not be bonuses for those to whom the area has held special significance since they first penetrated the ferocious scrub in the 1960s, Cape Hauy, Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia,11/4/2012

AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Logging Hardwood. In Latin America, commercial logging accounts for little forest destruction. . But logging roads bring land hungry settlers, usually from the over populated highlands in Peru who practise slash and burn farming. This is now the major cause of forest destruction.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee shares a unique life long memory with a refuge visitor and an Alligator. Subjects: Amphibians; Coastal environments; Connecting people with nature; Emblems; Employees (USFWS); Icons; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Recreation; Recreation sites; Reptiles; Resource management; Service patch; Tourism; Threatened species; Vegetation; Wi. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Aftermath - Waveland and Pass Christian, Mississippi - 26-HK-284-3. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Chevron Empire Burn - 26-HK-322-48. Hurricane Katrina

Severe flooding between July 27-Aug 5 in New Mexico resulted in a residential disaster declaration on Oct. 6. On Oct. 24, Otpero County, NM was added to the declaration... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-26. pool of oil with absorbent boom behind the tanks. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-255-63. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Unwatering - 26-HK-326-29. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Sundown - 26-HK-250-72. House on levee. Hurricane Katrina

Pile of wood and tree debris, Washington state, USA. 9/6/2012

Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, Miss., December 23, 2005 -- Railroad tracks destroyed by Hurricane Katrina have been repaired and are now fully operational. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Shell Nairn - 26-HK-226-2. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-222-37. Burn zone 2 oiled grasses. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Unwatering - 26-HK-252-106. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-117. PRODUCT PRESENT SOUTH OF POINTE A LA HACHE WATER TOWER. Hurricane Katrina

Irpin, Ukraine - 07 March 2026: View of the Irpin Bridge, a shattered concrete skeleton against the serene water, a stark reminder of conflict's destructive force.

DEFORESTATION, BRAZIL. Amazon, vicinity Rio Branco. Patches of forest burnt by migrant slash and burn farmers to clear land to plant crops. The tree ash fertilizes the soil for only a few years. .

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-25. pool of oil north of the berm. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Port Neches Tower - 26-HK-301-6. Hurricane Katrina

011091311 Charred remains from the Bastrop fires. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Blenheim, N. Y. , September 4, 2011 A part of a house is stuck between trees after Hurricane Irene passed through New York State on August 28, 2011. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the impacts of Hurricane Irene. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-139. Photos from this assignment show Macro Class 2 Skimmmers, NRC Skimmer, boom containment around tanks, pooling oil and debris in Zones 1, 2, 5 and 7.. Hurricane Katrina

Bridge after flooding Old bridge distroyed in natural disaster flooding Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 7279858

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-233-119. bagged oil sorbents from the oil creek. Hurricane Katrina

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm - Esperance, N. Y. , September 26, 2011 Residents along Priddle road clean their properties of strewn debris caused from hurricane Irene and tropical storm Lee flooding. The FEMA Public Assistance disaster recovery process will remove debris from the properties after the homeowner moves the waste to the streets right of way. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

ESU St. Louis - Shell Pilottown - 26-HK-325-24. Hurricane Katrina

Olympic Peninsula in Washington, USA. Clear-cut logging and piles of logging debris. Clearcutting leave blocks of 'reserve' trees that won't be cut.

Burnt Land Close to the River Land after fire consequences: dry ground, tree roots and bushes are burnt and devastated. Young grass is growing. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlainxdexMaximyx 10719248

ESU St. Louis - Morgan City - 26-HK-376-33. Goodrich Weeks Island - OS2 Thornton on Weeks Island. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-369-69. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-155. AERIAL VIEW HEADING NORTH FROM THE FACILITY TO BELLEVUE PUMPING STATION. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-296-177. Hurricane Katrina

A forest clearing for road development in Georgia

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-37. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-230-58. VAC TRUCK OPERATING ON CANAL SOUTH OF PUMP STATION INTAKE. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-3. WATER LINE ON EAST SIDE FAR VIEW. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - North Bass - 26-HK-220-15. Hurricane Katrina

Metal waste

Brandon, VT. Vermont Tropical Storm Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Galena, Alaska, July 1, 2013 Flooding caused by ice flows jamming the river caused heavy damage to the town of Galena. FEMA can often help with debris clean up, among other services.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution in the Los Angeles River, USA. Waterfowl and plastic bags left from runoff from recent rains, Glendale Narrows. Stop on Folar's tour of the LA River, Los Angeles, California, USA.

ATV riders cause damage by riding illegally on the refuge and leaving debris. Subjects: Human impacts; Wildlife refuges. Location: Mississippi. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: GRAND BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Galena, Alaska, July 30, 2013 The baseball fields backstop sits in ruin as the flood waters of the Yukon left glacial silt, debris and destruction to the community fields. President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Alaska triggering federal funding to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected from the flooding. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-255-61. Hurricane Katrina

Slush and burn area, Amazon rainforest, Amazon river basin, Brazil, South America

trash

Hurricane Wilma - Command Center Files - 26-HK-439-21. downtreesFtlauderdale. Hurricane Katrina

Crisfield, Md., Nov. 28, 2012 Headstones and trees are uprooted in a small primitive family cemetery dating back to the mid-1850's in Crisfield, Md. after Hurricane Sandy came through the area. FEMA and county officials were assessing the effects from Hurricane Sandy in Crisfield, Md. and the surrounding Somerset County. Frank Niemeir/FEMA. Maryland Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Critical Incident Stress Management - Mississippi - 26-HK-140-133. Hurricane Katrina

Consequences of hurricane ´Asta´, Russia. The uprooted trees and the tumbled down support of lines electricity transmissions

Park pic and student photo op, Claudia McMurphy , Environmental Protection Agency

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Unwatering - 26-HK-252-42. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-369-76. Hurricane Katrina

Extreme Wildfire Threat, Canyon Creek, TX, January 24, 2006 This roadrunner looks for a meal in the charred remains of this lakeside village. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - North Bass - 26-HK-220-14. Hurricane Katrina

Debris after flood Destructive pile of debris left after river flood Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 6896508

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-21. TWO HOUSES ON LEVEE NORTHWEST OF FACILITY. Hurricane Katrina

Green forest area polluted with litter and trash, showcasing environmental degradation, in South Korea

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-22. GULF SOUTH FACILITY 400 YARDS NORTH OF FACILITY. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-66. SMALL TANK ON MARSH SIDE OF LEVEE BREAK. Hurricane Katrina

Monument Seep on Eastern Island after a tsunami generated by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Japan struck the refuge at 11:36 PM on Thursday, March 10th and continued for the next few hours. While Spit Island was completely washed over, Eastern and. Subjects: Islands; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife impacts; Buildings, facilities and structures; Coastal environments; Weather impacts. Location: Pacific Islands. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: MIDWAY ATOLL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Danger tape between trees in forest Danger tape between trees in forest Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxGuryanovx 1766826

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-8. Hurricane Katrina

Frequent burning and severe erosion create a desert like landscape, central Panama

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Port Neches Tower - 26-HK-301-32. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-242-71. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-167. MARSH AREA BEHIND BELLEVUE PUMPING STATION THAT IT DISCHARGES TO. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans - 26-HK-200-153. Hurricane Katrina

Forest damage in the Sauerland region has caused about 40 % of the spruce stand, especially in monocultures. The picture shows forest damage in May 2020, Germany, Europe

Boulder, CO Flood

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Dynegy - 26-HK-223-47. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Waveland and Pass Christian, Mississippi - 26-HK-284-2. Hurricane Katrina

Gaza City. Palestine. February 15th, 2023. Palestinians inspect a wedding photography studio that was damaged in the aftermath of Israeli raids on Gaza City.

Parts of Wimberley, TX remain under water days after the record Memorial Day, 2015 flooding.. Parts of Wimberley, TX remain under water days after the record Memorial Day, 2015 flooding.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Browned vegetation debris piled high on the side of the highway in Saint Martinville, La.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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