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Sandy & Katrina
The effects of Hurricane Sandy have of course been on my mind. I've not been sure what to say about it - of course, sympathy for those affected, and various striking similarities and striking differences compared with what the central Gulf Coast experienced in 2005 ( Read more... ) -
Isaac in New Orleans - what we know so far
Some post Isaac analysis on one of the essential New Orleans blogs, "Fix the Pumps". Yipes. In short, nope things ain't fixed yet, some preventable serious close calls, and if you think of the Surge & Watabode as bumbling, the ACOE who we now rely on to keep from flooding make the S&WB look like Nobel Prize winners.
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Hurricane Issac in New Orleans
Much of the city still without electricity. Tonight is my first chance to access internet since the storm. The city escaped major flooding, but got wind damage. Some other parts of S. E. Louisiana were not so fortunate.
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Issac & the Pumps
I'm planning on riding out TS/Hurricane Issac, in the highest 30% of New Orleans. Looks serious, though not a monster like K*tr*n*.
One of the underreported issues here is the dubious quality pumps put from Bushco crony contractors put in by ACOE instead of proven designs. hurricanes, new orleansBecause, like, that sort of thing has never happened, right?
WDSU: Congressman: BP Plans Lacked Hurricane Consideration
BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill response plans have no provisions for the possibility of hurricanes or tropical storms.
(I guess they consider it much less likely than Gulf of Mexico tropical walruses.)Floods in New Orleans: What Hath MRGO Wrought
Some background to illustrate a point relevent to my previous post.
New Orleans hundreds of years of history has multiple examples of floods from semi-tropical downpours, hurricanes, and levee failures.
( Read more... )Dear Mr. President
From Times-Picayune advice for the new President
"The only advice I have is not to go on vacation during a hurricane." -- Mary Willis, 17, New OrleansWhen the going gets tough, the government goes after the tough
Galveston area after Ike:
Authorities vow to force holdouts off Texas coastSeems to be the accepted operating procedure now. When things get tough, government does a forced removal of citizens, including (especially?) those who were well prepared to deal with tough times ( Read more... )Ike and the Ray Nagin Special
I was thinking about posting something about this, but as louismaistros has done so sooner and better, please go read what he has to say if you haven't already.Ike in Texas
Subtext of the coverage of Hurricane Ike: In Houston that they're talking about downed signs, sunken yachts, and people without power (as opposed to, say, neighborhoods flattened and people trapped in their attics by flooding) looks to be a sign that things are not nearly as bad as feared there ( Read more... )