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... )

Today is 6 years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana/Mississippi coast, and Greater New Orleans was struck by the accompanying unnatural disaster of the greatest engineering failure in U.S. history.


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Like more than 80% + of the population of the city, I bugged out just in advance of Hurricane Katrina 5 years ago. Those who didn't, and lived to tell about it, often have some interesting stories. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of these stories have made it into print, web sites and blogs. Hundreds of thousands more stories haven't. Below are a few ( Read more... )

Times-Picayune photographer John McCusker's Katrina story and photographs.

Through the Eye of Katrina - John McCusker

My LJ post on the 1 year anniversary (I was too busy experiencing it to write in detail at the time)

My LJ posts from 5 years ago tomorrow, my last in the city before evacucation

Harry Shearer in the Huffington Post:Another Katrina Myth Busted...by Science Text mirrored below; the original also has links to source articles ( Read more... )

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.


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"It has been proven in a court of law that the drowning of New Orleans was not a natural disaster, but a preventable man-made travesty," the attorneys said in a statement. "The government has always had a moral obligation to rebuild New Orleans. This decision makes that obligation a matter of legal responsibility." -- CNN storyHere in Greater New ( Read more... )

Vimeo video: Harry Shearer on confronting Brian Williams about the levee disaster. Big TV news: About sharing emotions, not facts.

Editor B: Four Years Post-Katrina

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New York Times: In New Orleans, Recovery Is Not Enough


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CNN: 4 years after Katrina, NOLA mental health system still in crisis

Levees.org

Levees.org YouTube video: The Katrina Myth; the Truth about a thoroughly unnatural disaster

Harry Shearer: Does Obama care about New Orleans?

American City: Katrina: Four Years and One Inauguration Later

Katrina Action.org