Lethalfind
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2005
- Location
- Massachusetts
The hurricane forecastors have been saying since last year we are entering a phase that could last 20-45 years (depending on which once you listen to) of active hurricanes.
Can we really afford to rebuild New Orleans over and over again in its present state??
In the end it really doesn't matter how we got here, whose fault it is that New Orleans is how it is. Where do we go from here??
The Gulf of Mexico is a hotbed for hurricane formation and the strengthening of hurricanes that move into that area because the water in the Gulf is really like bath water its so warm. Anyplace on the Gulf is at risk regardless of the level above sea level, however with the fact that New Orleans is below sea level they will get it worse then anyplace else, over and over again.
I know the levees were a temporary fix but lets remember that Rita was only a category 3 by the time it hit New Orleans area, and it wasn't even a direct hit. This could happen yearly for 20 years !!!
I think the area should be filled in to raise the level of the ground. Some solution has to be found, we can't let people die over and over again. We can't have the government rebuilding this bowl of disaster over and over again. We can't afford that.
Rita could have so easily been a category 5, think of the disaster if it had been.
I hope and pray that the people of New Orleans move to higher ground on their own and don't put themselves in harms way again. Knowing what I do now about New Orleans, I don't think I could even visit there without feeling some anxiety about my own safety.
Can we really afford to rebuild New Orleans over and over again in its present state??
In the end it really doesn't matter how we got here, whose fault it is that New Orleans is how it is. Where do we go from here??
The Gulf of Mexico is a hotbed for hurricane formation and the strengthening of hurricanes that move into that area because the water in the Gulf is really like bath water its so warm. Anyplace on the Gulf is at risk regardless of the level above sea level, however with the fact that New Orleans is below sea level they will get it worse then anyplace else, over and over again.
I know the levees were a temporary fix but lets remember that Rita was only a category 3 by the time it hit New Orleans area, and it wasn't even a direct hit. This could happen yearly for 20 years !!!
I think the area should be filled in to raise the level of the ground. Some solution has to be found, we can't let people die over and over again. We can't have the government rebuilding this bowl of disaster over and over again. We can't afford that.
Rita could have so easily been a category 5, think of the disaster if it had been.
I hope and pray that the people of New Orleans move to higher ground on their own and don't put themselves in harms way again. Knowing what I do now about New Orleans, I don't think I could even visit there without feeling some anxiety about my own safety.