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Thursday, September 01, 2005 

Hurricane Katrina.

I haven't really felt the need or the desire to post about the obviously horrific situation that's going on in the states affected by the hurricane, mainly because news is still so sketchy and unreliable. However, here's a few links that are probably worth reading/seeing.

LSU hurricane expert on CNN just estimated 100,000 drowned

The Hurricane President

Satellite image of New Orleans 31st August 2005

Sat Image of Wasted Biloxi MS 31 Aug 05

Cryptome Eyeballing Katrina damage

I think it's way too early to blame this yet on global warming, or other even more out there conspiracy theories, which if you really want to see, click on the Rigorous Intuition link at the side. This is a natural disaster, just as the tsunami was. Whether it could have better prepared for is now the question that must be asked. Most of all, why did they persevere in thinking that a city below sea level would always be able to survive in a climate that is so susceptible to extreme weather?

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