[ASOC]

"But while the most populous US state prepares for the worst, officials and experts said the aftermath of catastrophe or terror attack would be better handled and easier to cope with in disaster-prone California"

Like the post "hurricane Rodney" response?

If the big one hits, I would sure hate to be living in Nevada or Arizona, the flood of "affected persons" would quickly overwhelm whatever plans those states might have on hand.

OTOH, it *might not* be like the disaster movies we all see.....

[neodad]

If I lived in a corrupt, Democrat controlled state, I would be worried too.

[Paradox]

The humanitarian debacle spawned by Hurricane Katrina one month ago has badly shaken Californians and sent their leaders scrambling to update plans to cope with a long-feared catastrophic earthquake.

I missed the debacle. I saw one of the great rescue missions of all time, that had many more ups, than downs.

A "humanitarian debacle" implies a colossal failure of our humanitarian intents. I didn't see that happening here. How many actually died from the failures that DID occur? My guess is not that many of the 1000. How does than number compare to the many THOUSANDS that were saved by our humanitarianism? But then I guess this guy has an article to write, one that will sell..

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

My sister-in-law lived in soCal during the Cuban Missle crisis when we were on the brink of nuclear war.

Chaos and fear ruled LA. Roads were clogged. Cars overturned or abandoned as people tried to get out of the cities. Food hoarding. Just the usual panic.

[siunevada]

The lesson of Katrina, to me anyway, was that the plan isn't the problem. The execution of the plan is where the problems arise. Anyone remember the Loma Prieta quake or Northridge? There was some heavy duty damage and death but nobody evacuated the cities.