2. Nicole Cooley Grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana Received her BA from Brown University Received her MFA from Iowa Writers Workshop Received her Doctorate from Emory University Source: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/171
3. New Orleans v Katrina More than 1640 people killed Over $200 billion dollars in damage Over 200 homes destroyed Almost 2,000 square miles of wetlands destroyed. More than 80,000 college students were displaced. source: http://www.marshmission.com/hurricanestatistics.htm
4. Midwest Flood of 1993 Affected North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Illinois. 50 flood related deaths. $15 billion in damages Lasted from May to September in some areas Source: http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/floods/papers/oh_2/great.htm
