Louisiana Faces an Exodus From the Coast

AP ^ | 3-18-06 | CAIN BURDEAU

[Doogle]

..even cattle head to higher ground

[deport]

..even cattle head to higher ground

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Lots of cattle were lost in these storms. Survivors were dying due to the saw water intrusion and lack of fresh water.

If this article is correct about FEMA flood plain standards then it will have a major impact. But then the people of south LA that make their living from the waters are very resourceful.

[Emmet Fitzhume]

"You've got earthquakes, you've got fires, you've got volcanoes, you've got tornadoes in tornado alley,"

That pretty much sums it up.

Don't forget about the nasty cold weather up north, and don't forget that hurricanes are a threat all the way to North Carolina.

Where precisely in the USA will we live that is weather convenient AND crime free?

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Now for those of you that might not have heard. There was actually another hurricane.

[capt. norm]

They had a great show on the Food Channel today about the famous New Orleans restaurants rebuilding and making a come-back.

They also had the perfect host for it, Emeril.

[deport]

Now for those of you that might not have heard. There was actually another hurricane.

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Yep there was..... Hopefully in a week or so I'll get started on rebuilding my home and just maybe within a few weeks it'll be dried in to the point at least I can move back into it.

NO got the play because of it's size and devastation to one location. But if you go along the coast eastward you'll find just as much damage the only difference they weren't as many people in one location.

[Mike Darancette]

Where precisely in the USA will we live that is weather convenient AND crime free?

IIRC: Eastern New Mexico is the safest place to escape floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes hurricanes and blizzards.

[deport]

They had a great show on the Food Channel today about the famous New Orleans restaurants rebuilding and making a come-back.

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If NO makes it back then they'll be back. But the restaurants need the tourist trade, etc. to survive. I guess Emeril Lagasse got hit hard as he had three restaurants if I remember correct; Emerils, NOLA and Delmonico.

[HostileTerritory]

But another 10,000 people move there, and they're out of water. I don't think Phoenix experiences any of the crises you listed, but it's already a few million over what it should be.

I don't think blizzards are so bad. They can shut down a city for a few days but they don't do lasting damage. Earthquakes and hurricanes are in a league of their own, while tornadoes can be particularly nasty in small bursts on randomly chosen victims.

We all need to move back to New York's Mohawk Valley.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

More differences than that.

People outside of NO actually helped themselves.

Read the link.

[Dreagon]

"IIRC: Eastern New Mexico is the safest place to escape floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes hurricanes and blizzards."

And it is also the dullest, dreariest, stretch of nowhere on the planet. They ought to offer boredom insurance because it raises dullness to disaster levels.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Where precisely in the USA will we live that is weather convenient AND crime free?

There are, of course, no sure bets, but you can choose places that will improve your odds. I'd suggest the inland South, avoiding the central parts of large urban areas. Outer suburbs, exurbs, or small town/rural if your livlihood permits it.

No such thing as absolute safety, of course; even the Charlotte area got ripped by Hurricane Hugo in the '90s -- but that was a freak event, and at that, about 1% as bad as what New Orleans went through last year.

[Graybeard58]

make many other homes uninsurable

So what? Don't carry adequate insurance, the gov. will pay anyway.

I live in an area where we have tornados from time to time, maybe I can just drop my tornado insurance. Think the gov. will pay for damages? I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen.

[deport]

I looked at it.... By the way I know SW La and SE Texas very good.

[Roverman2K]

Resourcefull is fine, just do not ask the rest of us to pay for their fun when the storms hit, really, its out of control.
Just did my income tax and there is a new separate deduction for Katrina, WTF.........
that storm was not that bad, just a "chocolate storm" so now we all have to pay them extra money for being stupid and selfish and looters.

[onyx]

LOL!

[fieldmarshaldj]

"IIRC: Eastern New Mexico is the safest place to escape floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes hurricanes and blizzards."

Yeah, but where do you go to escape... this man ?

[BfloGuy]

We all need to move back to New York's Mohawk Valley.

As one of upstate's last remaining pioneers, I hear you.

But, unfortunately, New York's state government is proving to be the equal of Katrina in its destructiveness.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

And it is also the dullest, dreariest, stretch of nowhere on the planet.

No, thats the Registan Desert. Real Flight of the Phoenix place.