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Greenwood before
May 4, 2007 tornado |
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Greenwood after
May 4, 2007 tornado |
| Source: Google lat long blog. Retrieved 3/3/08: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/05/greensburg-kansas-tornado-imagery.html |
An extraordinarily large, powerful (EF-5 level), and devastating tornado struck the rural Kansas community of Greensburg on May 4, 2007. Eleven residents died in the storm and an estimated 95 percent of the small, rural city was estimated to have been destroyed.
Click here for a PowerPoint slideshow of Greensburg, Kansas images
In the process of recovery and redevelopment, Greenburg is reinventing itself as a national and international model of a "green community." The USDA Rural Development Kansas Office is playing a major role in Greensburg's recovery and transformation.
Logo retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.greensburggreentown.org/
The storm:
Forbes, Greg. 2007. Covering the Greensburg, Kansas, Tornado. The Weather Channel. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_12488.html
Lovett, Richard A. 2007. How Kansas Tornado Became a Monster. National Geographic News. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070508-tornado-kansas.html
The tornado's impacts on Greensburg:
Wichita Eagle front page, May 6, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://media.kansas.com/static/images/WE-2007-05-06-1A.jpg
Finger, Stan, and Christina M. Woods. The Wichita Eagle, Greensburg Tornado: Special section.Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.kansas.com/233
Greensburg's recovery:
Official website for Greensburg, Kansas. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.greensburgks.org/
Greensburg's redevelopment as a green community:
Walton, Marsha. 2008. In wake of twister, Kansas town is rebuilding green. CNN.com. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/02/greensburg.green/index.html
Greensburg GreenTown. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.greensburggreentown.org/
USDA Rural Development/Kansas' role in Greensburg's recovery & redevelopment:
Greensburg Water Tower Project Dedicated: USDA Rural Development Partners in Funding. USDA Rural Development Kansas Office. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks/2008%20Pages/050208-Greensburg%20Water%20Tower%20Dedication%20Press%20Release.pdf
City of Greensburg Incubator Project Receives USDA And Frito-Lay Funding. USDA Rural Development Kansas Office. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks/2008%20Pages/050208-Greensburg%20Incubator%20Press%20Release.pdf
Greensburg Welcomes Back Families Through Special USDA Housing Program. USDA Rural Development Kansas Office. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks/2008%20Pages/041408-Greensburg%20Self-Help%20Press%20Release%20Branded%20Mast.pdf
USDA Rural Development Kansas Office's Disaster Assistance to Greensburg and Kiowa County Area. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks/2007%20Pages/062507-Greensburg%20Disaster%20Assistance%20Title%20Page.htm
USDA Rural Development Kansas Office's Homepage. Retrieved June 27, 2008: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks/
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