If the National Geographic could see it coming, why did so many have their blinders on? These questions will become interesting, and I predict heated, debates in the very near future.

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/ 

Heather

not tryin' to be a jerk here, but EVERYONE say this coming. it has been said many times that a large hurricane would put new orleans under water. everyone there was just living in denial or they just plain didn't care. it was simply a matter of time.

The New Orleans newspaper wrote an article two or three years ago, projecting this very type of disaster if a hurricane hit the city with the force of a 4 0r a 5!

Charlie

From what I gleamed off of several articles on the internet, the issue has been ignored for decades. Supposedly funding had been allocated for the problem, but was re-allocated to other areas since a major hurricane never seemd to swerve that way.

It's just another example of reactionary thinking. Don't worry about it till it happens, then will throw money at it. It's not much different than the way our society deals with education, foreign policy, infrastructure, etc.

All I can say is, it's just too bad they didn't make it a mandatory evacuation from the start. All we can hope for is that we learn from the mistakes made, and it won't happen again.

jcwbnimble.

My wifes Uncle lived in Slidell for quite some time. When it rained really hard for a couple days, his house flooded. He KNEW this was going to happen and left town.

Check with any reputable homeowners insurance company and they will tell you that flood insurance MUST be bought separately in that area. Why do you think that is?? Hmmmmmmm??

Maybe for the same reason Californians have to purchase earthquake insurance separately? Because they KNOW it WILL happen eventually?

Anyone who didn't see this coming lives a sheltered life. Anyone who actually LIVED in the region who didn't see it coming were just fooling themselves.

Oh come on. GW's college friends caused it. W called for the hurricane to avenge nature trying to kill his father back in '75! He used his cronies on the supreme court to rule the hurricane hit black people.

He's really too stupid to actually remember his friends (his dad bought them for him BTW) from college, but he still orchestrated the entire disaster from Crawford.

Gosh, it sounds a bit silly now that I read it………..

rugrunner

it does???. seemed legit to me.

Of course it does rick. So does wearing a foil hat.