A massive hurricane slams into the Gulf Coast, submerging New Orleans and turning lives upside down in one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history. It's a long road ahead for cleanup and recovery efforts.

Cingular, Sprint give Katrina victims bill breaks

Customers in New Orleans and Biloxi markets will receive a one-time 50 percent credit on their monthly fee and won't be charged for extras.
September 10, 2005

Katrina victims at risk of ID theft

Photos posted on a Web site by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children attempt to reunite families.
September 8, 2005

Katrina Web site shows children seeking parents

Photos posted on a Web site by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children attempt to reunite families.
September 5, 2005

'Weather nerd' in Indiana warned New Orleans mayor

A 23-year-old with no formal meteorological training draws widespread praise for his hurricane blog.
September 4, 2005

For victims, news about home can come online

As people search the Internet for information about a home feared destroyed, many are using Google Earth to scour satellite photos.
September 4, 2005

Auctioneers sweet on hurricane relief

A glazed doughnut is just one of many items being auctioned on eBay to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
September 3, 2005

Blog offers rare glimpse inside the chaos

Employees holed up in a New Orleans skyscraper document the aftermath of Katrina using an online journal and Webcam.
September 2, 2005

Recovering data in the post-Katrina Gulf Coast

Dozens of companies get to work on disaster recovery, setting up remote offices and data centers. But many were unprepared.
September 2, 2005

Experts: New Orleans disaster was predicted

Projections made in 2004 laid out what would happen if the levees failed. Should the city have been better prepared?
September 2, 2005

Technology may quench thirst for drinking water

In New Orleans, there's "Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink." Some solutions emerging from academia and elsewhere could help out.
Photos: UV-Tube at work
September 2, 2005

Hurricane victims tell it best

A blog on the Times-Picayune's Web affiliate offers first-person survival stories--some more heart-wrenching and up-to-date than traditional news accounts.
September 1, 2005

Helping out with the housing challenge

blog Americans are reaching out--and opening up their homes--to Katrina's victims. Now it's time for the tech industry to step up and fill the gaps.
September 2, 2005

Hurricane drives interest in online backups

In wake of Hurricane Katrina, online backup firms report an uptick in sales--and data being moved to new servers away from the flood zone.
September 1, 2005

Online scams emerge in Katrina's wake

Phony Web sites and malicious e-mails, purporting to offer help to hurricane victims, are circulating the Net.
September 1, 2005

Tech community joins Katrina relief effort

Companies rally around victims, offering technical assistance, aiding the homeless and gathering relief donations.
September 1, 2005

Friday declared 'Blogging for Disaster Relief Day'

blog What started as one blogger's late night contemplation, resulted in an idea that is circulating throughout the blogosphere.
September 1, 2005

Hurricane cleanup could take months, years

Katrina left a tangled mess, but human behavior has contributed to the problem. Engineering experts give their take.
August 31, 2005

Key links for tracking Katrina's aftermath

Sites around the Web offer details on the storm's devastation and information on how you can help.
August 31, 2005

Bloggers record hurricane's destruction

News sites and blogs teem with eyewitness accounts of the storm's journey across the Gulf Coast.
August 29, 2005

Recovery firms spring to action during storm

As Katrina pummels New Orleans, large organizations look to a backup means for sending messages and storing e-mail.
August 29, 2005

Hurricane overwhelms weather Web sites

Weather.com, other sites become temporarily unavailable as hordes of people go online seeking emergency information.
August 30, 2005

Safeguarding IT against the next Katrina

Taking stock of the storm's destructive might, IT managers may want to develop disaster-recovery plans, security expert says.
August 29, 2005

CNN reporters create a Web hurricane

blog Video clip making its rounds on the Net features anchors' broadcast blunder during weather report.
August 30, 2005

Bloggers swamped by Katrina

blog New Orleans' Times-Picayune bloggers are temporarily overpowered by Mother Nature, as the paper evacuates its staff.
August 30, 2005