Hurricanes and the Aftermath
It ain't over yet! This is still hurricane season and there is a possibility that another catagory 4 or even a catagory 5 hurricane will this time, hit New Orleans. Don't think the levees will hold up with a direct hit. The below sea level areas of the city should be converted into parks and high rise hotels with the ability to easily evacuate guests not be used as a residential area.
The levees are a problem and probably won't withstand a hit from a Cat 4 or Cat 5 this year. After all, Katrine MISSED New Orleans. The way the mayor is mouthing off, you'd think that President Bush is reponsible for the disaster, anyone but the mayor. Of course the governor wasn't much help, obviously way out of her depth when it came to life and death decisions.
Mississippi and Alabama which suffered catastrophic losses along the coast fared better in regards to looting and crime. Also, most of the people evacuated when advised to do so, unlike New Orleans where the mayor, after a plea from President Bush, ordered total evacuation, but then allowed 20% of the population to remain in "safe havens". So much for the city buses which I understand were unused in this crisis and are now parked underwater.
There is a difference in the way the governors of Mississippi and Alabama protected their citizens and the way Louisiana did not. Who elected the Lousiana governor? Probably the citizens of New Orleans made the difference in the electiion. You get what you pay for.
The Aftermath. Too soon to tell. Search and rescue have to to their work and then the recovery folks go in to pull out the remains of those who perished. Rebuild? Well, do they really want to build homes below sea level and protected by dikes and levees? Depends whose pockets need to be lined there in New Orleans.
The Big Easy! The New Orleans we all knew is now gone, maybe for the better. I'd wait until this hurricane season is over before I breathe a sigh of relief. I sat out a typhoon (in the Far East, hurricanes are called typhoons) more than once. One had winds were over 200 mph with gusts over 220 mph. Our house was severly damaged and lost its roof.
My family had evacuated earlier and were in different quarters so we weren't affected, but for the loss of power and water for about a week. Gotta remember that it takes a minimum of a week before search and rescue can get to you and if you are involved with an earthquake (and survive) it will take at least 2 weeks until relief arrives. Are you prepared?
The levees are a problem and probably won't withstand a hit from a Cat 4 or Cat 5 this year. After all, Katrine MISSED New Orleans. The way the mayor is mouthing off, you'd think that President Bush is reponsible for the disaster, anyone but the mayor. Of course the governor wasn't much help, obviously way out of her depth when it came to life and death decisions.
Mississippi and Alabama which suffered catastrophic losses along the coast fared better in regards to looting and crime. Also, most of the people evacuated when advised to do so, unlike New Orleans where the mayor, after a plea from President Bush, ordered total evacuation, but then allowed 20% of the population to remain in "safe havens". So much for the city buses which I understand were unused in this crisis and are now parked underwater.
There is a difference in the way the governors of Mississippi and Alabama protected their citizens and the way Louisiana did not. Who elected the Lousiana governor? Probably the citizens of New Orleans made the difference in the electiion. You get what you pay for.
The Aftermath. Too soon to tell. Search and rescue have to to their work and then the recovery folks go in to pull out the remains of those who perished. Rebuild? Well, do they really want to build homes below sea level and protected by dikes and levees? Depends whose pockets need to be lined there in New Orleans.
The Big Easy! The New Orleans we all knew is now gone, maybe for the better. I'd wait until this hurricane season is over before I breathe a sigh of relief. I sat out a typhoon (in the Far East, hurricanes are called typhoons) more than once. One had winds were over 200 mph with gusts over 220 mph. Our house was severly damaged and lost its roof.
My family had evacuated earlier and were in different quarters so we weren't affected, but for the loss of power and water for about a week. Gotta remember that it takes a minimum of a week before search and rescue can get to you and if you are involved with an earthquake (and survive) it will take at least 2 weeks until relief arrives. Are you prepared?
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