Gustav

With Gustav bearing down on the New Orleans area just three years after Katrina left it in near-ruins, I can't help but think it may be time to forget about trying to rebuild that place if Gustav does the same damage that Katrina did.

While attempts at slowing global warming are noble and certainly must be heeded, any such attempts will do just that, slow global warming. It's impossibly to stop it entirely.

As the warming trend continues these storms will only become more frequent. It seems like some especially bad luck that two storms would hit poor New Orleans within three years, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to expect it would happen every 5-10 years.

Why keep rebuilding an area below sea level that lies in the path of hurricanes so often? Pray for those people, but it's time to let New Orleans - the city - fade away.

I heard that the mayor is upset that more people are not evacuating (spelling) NO. These are probably the same people we saw on the news crying, bitching, and demanding more help three years ago and will do the same again if Gustav hits.

I'm not sure it's fair to assume that everyone has the means to evacuate or have a place to evacuate to. That was the problem the first time around.

I'm not sure it's fair to assume that everyone has the means to evacuate or have a place to evacuate to. That was the problem the first time around.
The city is providing transportation for people with needs and without transportation. If I heard correctly they have shelters away from the coast where they will take people and I don't think it will be the Saints stadium.LOL

Might want to clear Florida and tornado country too. Yes, people should pickup and move whenever nature strikes their area twice.

This time round, NO ONE has an excuse not to evacuate. This is probably as prepared and organized as you're going to see a city evacuation, given the Katrina fiasco.

As for having a city below sea level surrounded by the Mississippi river and Lake Ponchartrain (sp?) in a major hurricane zone, yeah, it's never been that great an idea. Doubt it's going anywhere, though.

The city is providing transportation for people with needs and without transportation. If I heard correctly they have shelters away from the coast where they will take people and I don't think it will be the Saints stadium.LOL
including their pets!
at no cost!
it doesn't get any better.....i wonder if they will still try to cap the rescue helicopters?

Just recently they said on CNN that they estimate 90% of N.O. has evacuated. I'd call that fairly successful given some people's reluctance to leave no matter what. Honestly, right or wrong, if I lived there I'd feel that I could weather any storm and would probably choose to stay. I still have that 18-year old "I'm indestructible" confidence/stupidity.

Gustov weakens a bit, GOD I hope it continues to weaken! This is a scary SOB! Great news on the people are taking this seriously and evacuating!

WAVY TV 10 : Virginia and North Carolina News -Gustav weakens a little, but still a powerful storm (http://www.wavy.com/global/story.asp?s=8896016&srvc=developing)

Gustov makes landfall.

Water clears levees as Gustav makes Louisiana landfall - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/01/gustav/index.html)