Oct 2004 prediction of the New Orleans disaster.

[swestrup]

The prediction was in the Oct 2004 issue of National Geographic and gave a good description of exactly what could (and did) happen to New Orleans. It mentioned that it was in the top 3 or 4 of FEMA's worst case disaster scenarios for America, up there with a terrorist attack on New York or a major earthquake in LA.

They also mentioned that the Bush administration slashed the budget for the plan that was drawn up to try and reduce the risks. Then again, in this case they may have been right. Not much work would have managed to be accomplished before Katrina struck. Then again again, the Bush administration wouldn't have known that either. *sigh*

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[lasher.livejournal.com]

that was me above. i didnt realize that I wasnt logged in. oops. lol

[(Anonymous)]

Good to see someone supporting personal responsibility
-Jim
http://www.geocities.com/forpropertyrights
15:07 EDT

[lasher.livejournal.com]

yea, i am all for personal responsbility. certainly, it would make sense to help provide funding for the levy since New Orleans is like the 5th largest port for the US and huge amounts of commerce takes place there. i just don't think that the federal government should foot the entire bill... it should be a joint effort