by Levees Not War | Apr 23, 2010 | Environment, Infrastructure, NOLA, Gulf Coast, Politics/Economy, Science/Technology
Click this video to see testimonies to the critical work of Ivor van Heerden by such experts and friends as John Barry, Dr. Marc Levitan, Harry Shearer, Sandy Rosenthal, Mtangulizi Sanyika, Jed Horne, and Dr. Oliver Houck. There is a chance—and here there’s a strong...
by admin | Jun 1, 2006 | Interviews
Ivor van Heerden and Mike Bryan Viking, 2006 • $25.95 • paperback $15.00 www.thestorm-katrina.com IVOR VAN HEERDEN of the LSU Hurricane Center is familiar to millions who watched the Katrina news reports as the straight-talking hurricane expert with a Dutch accent...
by Levees Not War | Apr 26, 2009 | Miscellaneous
• Keep Ivor van Heerden • Bring back Marc Levitan • Restore LSU Hurricane Center The following letter has been faxed to LSU Chancellor Mike Martin, with copies to engineering dean David Constant, vice chancellors Chuck Wilson, Brooks Keel, and Robert Twilley; Governor...
by Levees Not War | Apr 16, 2009 | NOLA, Gulf Coast
Ivor’s Greatest Hits Selections from Levees Not War’s Interview with Ivor van Heerden The following excerpts are highlights from our interview with Dr. van Heerden just before his book THE STORM was published in 2006. The interview can be read in full here. I think...
by Levees Not War | Apr 12, 2009 | Miscellaneous
This is definitely one for the Fresh Hell file: Just before the Easter weekend LSU notified Ivor van Heerden, deputy director of the LSU Hurricane Center, that it would not renew his contract (he is not tenured) and he will be out of a job by May 2010. The university...