What REALLY Happened After Katrina?
I’ve always thought that Hurricane Katrina didn’t flood New Orleans. If you remember, the city wasn’t flooded until well after the storm had passed. Remember, for the first few hours after the storm, Mayor “Schoolbus” Nagin was tallking about how they dodged a bullet. Then, the levees broke.
Paul at Wizbang! has excellent analysis (and some on-site photography) of what actually happened to the levee system after the storm. His level of detail and first-hand accounts are very impressive. Check it out.
Posted by Falcon
August 29th, 2006 at 8:45 am
Great catch, Falcon! It’s fascinating to watch the video and then the photographic evidence. This levee was leaking all along and a little extra pressure from a little extra water caused it to break, but not overflow. Why weren’t we told that months ago?
August 29th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Falcon…
“The situation in N.O. and the Billions of $$$ we’ve already spent…Very little return on our $$$ investment”…
I’m beginning to wonder if Kofi Annan isn’t running the show…
If we’re not real careful…we’re going wake-up one morning to a brand new Federal Government Department…
“DNOR.”
The Department of New Orleans Reconstruction…
Maybe we could make ole’ Kofi the Czar…
August 29th, 2006 at 10:05 am
Very interesting stuff.
I must confess that I have a bit of a “problem” with the concept that the U.S. government must pay so much to rebuild cities and towns that are literally sitting ducks when a hurricane hits. People know when they build their houses along the Gulf or Atlantic Coast that a storm can wipe them out in a heartbeat. New Orleans was even built below sea level in spots. How does that make any sense?
Yes, I do feel sorry for the people impacted by Katrina, but I would rather contribute to helping them relocate than rebuild in an area that is likely to be hit again and again.
In Colorado, you don’t build a house under an avalanche chute, why should we deliberately build a city on the coast below sea level?
Just my 2 cents worth.