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When it comes to the marshes, beaches and barrier islands along the Gulf Coast, big storms give -- and they take away. That's the lesson made clear from satellite and aerial photos.

Emergency managers in New Orleans had been debating whether the levee system would work in a major hurricane before Katrina hit. Federal funding cuts left many projects undone and local engineers were not surprised when water surged into New Orleans.

As many as 6,000 people died in the 1900 hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas. Patricia Bellis Bixel, who wrote about the storm and how the city was rebuilt, details the operation for Debbie Elliott.

PG&E bought trees that were cleared under a right-of-way exemption, rather than a timber harvest plan, then sold them to Mendocino and Humboldt Redwood Company.

Commentator Judy Muller says Americans and their elected officials have ignored the problems of the poor in recent years. But now they're confronted with the overwhelming number of poor residents left homeless by Hurricane Katrina.

Tilda Swinton plays a botanist who is haunted by a mysterious sound in an intriguing new film. Reviewer Justin Chang says Memoria's climax will leave your jaw on the floor.

Many school districts along the Gulf Coast have stopped functioning, at least temporarily. Getting the youngsters back in school -- wherever they are now -- is a huge challenge. Claudio Sanchez, sorts out some of the key questions about the task.

Robert Siegel talks with a representative of the American Red Cross about a page on their website allowing people to post information about friends and relatives who are missing after Hurricane Katrina. The service is a clearinghouse of information for those who have access to the Internet.

Some white Louisianans are finding common ground with the mostly poor and black evacuees from New Orleans that they are now taking into their communities. Many evacuees will have to start new lives in new towns across the South.

As France suffered weeks of riots last month, the colorful southern port of Marseille was spared. The city has one of France's highest concentrations of immigrants, but residents there do not live in segregated communities.