I think the sayings “another Katrina” or “its no Katrina” should be reserved for hurricanes in the path of New Orleans.
Katrina “the hurricane” would not be a household name if it didn’t hit a city below sea-level surrounded by inadequate levies. It wasn’t the storm of all storms.
Yep.
On Rebuilding New Orleans:
Turn New Orleans into a giant debris disposal facility.
Because of it's location at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi, it is ideally located to accept debris from the entire Mississippi basin and Gulf Coast.
Fill in the entire Crescent City area with enough construction debris, mine tailings, slag, and fly ash to build it up to 30 feet above sea level.
Cover it with 10 feet of dirt, incorporating underground utility grids, a few feet of topsoil, and rebuild on top of that.
Tel New Orleans would become the South's new 'Shining City on a Hill'.
Fund the entire project with fair market rate disposal fees.
This storm IS in the path of New Orleans.
Katrina “the hurricane” would not be a household name if it didn’t hit a city below sea-level surrounded by inadequate levies. It wasn’t the storm of all storms.
There were many contributing factors that made Katrina so notable. One of the least discussed, but certainly most relevant, is the failure of the welfare state.