Re: OT: followup on New Orleans - disgraceful

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:56:13 +0100, Pooh Bear
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>A poster to the previous thread I started posted the following link.
>
>http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/08/31/disaster_preparation/
>
>Includes...
>
>" A year ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed to study how New
>Orleans could be protected from a catastrophic hurricane, but the Bush
>administration ordered that the research not be undertaken. "
>
>your comments are welcome
>
>
>Graham
>
>


This is awesome. The PDF at the top is worth saving.

http://www.digitalglobe.com/katrina_gallery.html

My friend Judy lives, or lived, on Bellaire Drive, a couple of blocks
from the levee break.

http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/katrina/new_orleans_bellaire_levee_aug31_2004_dg.jpg


There were three levee breaks, two of them on the same levee on the
Industrial Canal, about a half mile apart. The breaks were not caused
directly by the hurricane, but indirectly by moderately high water in
the lake, well below the tops of the levees. Whoever was in charge of
maintaining those levees should be shot, or maybe drowned.


John


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