SomeOne give me some information on hurricane destruction! Not HURRICANE KATRINA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT!?
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Try the National Hurricane Center - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - there's tons of good information on this site.
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hello, i am from louisiana, 30 minutes south of new orleans. i am not exactly sure what the answer is. you are probably talking about the 9th ward (which is one of the hardest hit areas), it is not one of the best neighborhoods and that could be why they do not want to rebuild. i heard something about it becomming a rich neighborhood. but honestly who would want to rebuild there. the entire area is protected by a levee. the other area that was hard hit was chalmette, the entire parish flooded and the water was up to the roofs of the homes. i personally would not live in an area protected by a levee. also i am sure that most of the people in the 9th ward area can not afford to rebuild. the insurance companies aren't exactly being fair. i hope i helped you understand a little bit better, if not feel free to contact me.
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katrina support, huh. i was in hancock county, ms. when it hit. i have to say that if it were not for the private sector, things would have been alot worse than they were. the first morning after, there was no law, there was no government. it was the second day after the storm when we first saw the busses and trucks loaded down with water and supplies. not one the the supply trucks we saw in the first days were government. now it's 4 months later and there are still people living in tents. my personal experience with fema has been a complete joke. i don't want to take anything away from the people who drove hours on end to deliver the needed supplies or the thousands of people who donated their time and money to help people pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. but i am damn mad at my government. i have had to relocate to another state. the only assistance my family has gotten was the initial $2000 check from fema. past that we have been made to feel like charity cases. we are not begging. these are our tax dollars. since i have been in nc, i have paid in more taxes than i recieved from fema since this whole nightmare began. when i got to nc, so i didn't have to sleep on someones floor, i got a job to provide for my family and because i got that job, was told that i didn't qualify for any public assistance. so no, i don't consider it support, no, it wasn't soon enough, racial bias, i'm white. thanks for letting me vent. and by the way, have any of you asked yourself where all the money you gave went?........
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.....All of the above and don't forget about Hurricane Katrina!!!!!
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Are you looking for tropical cyclone prediction? This might be helpful:\n\nhttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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Amen, "slyone". \n\nWhat a joke. The city of New Orleans had the most money alloted to them for levee improvements throught Army Corps of Engineers projects for years and years before the hurricane hit. What did they do with it? Nothing!
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http://biblia.com/disasters/hurricanes.htm\nhttp://www.ucar.edu/research/storms/hurricanes.shtml\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/typhoon-names.htm
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I am sorry to hear that--and very angry.  I was at the gulf coast not too long ago and saw some of the damage.....\n\nFirst of all, go through the fine print of the insurance to see if you can find anything on them cancelling insurance because of that storm.  Next, make sure that all premiums were paid, that nothing was beyond a due date.\n\nThen call Federel Emergency Assistance Program--now under the umbrella of Homeland Security and explain them your situation and that you do need emergency assistance.  To be honest, if I were in your shoes, I also would mobilize newspapers and radio stations to make everyone aware of this, because you are probably not the only one who has to go through this canellation.\n\nIn the meantime, go to the Salvation Army to see if they can help you out with some financial assistance.  Usually the local YWcA, the Homeless Shelters, and a lot of Christian agencies do get grants for this kind of thing.  No one should lose their home over something like this--absolutely no one.\nGood Luck
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If you go to the following site you will find a list of all the hurricanes from 1900 until 2004.\n\nhttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml
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Man that is going to be a touchy subject. I am in Houston and I have friends and family on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.\nSo I have seen the devastation and the destruction and the free loading first hand.\nLet me fist say that not everyone in N.O. needs a hand out. Some are good honest people and had the sense God gave a fly to get out of dodge before the storm. They will do so again. The ones that did not are the problem..\nDid they learn their lesson the first time - we will see?\n\nHowever!... If they choose to go back and it is a choice. I.E. There are a LOT of N.O. residents that are now residents of H town that are not going back.\nAnyway... If they choose to go back it should be at their peril.\nContrary to what "lynn" thinks. The Government does not owe them anything. That has been the problem all along. Too many people feel the U.S. Government should pay for their losses. Ahhh have ya ever heard of insurance? If you didn't have it before and you are going back it should be REQUIRED. \nThe government is not a charity. It was not established to support and bail out the people who are to stupid to plan for an emergency. It is not like they did not know they were below sea level, it is not like they did not know a storm was coming. An accident is unexpected and catches you by surprise... a majority of N.O residents feel like this was an accident. \nHow many of them are willing to move back there and pay 2 or 3 times the taxes they were paying to build stronger levees and better drainage systems? I doubt many. So what... the rest of the tax paying U.S. is supposed to foot the bill?\nWRONG. \nIf they did not know before, they know now. N.O is below sea level and will flood. Anyone that rebuilds there should do so at their own expense and risk.\nI would be happy to come spend a few days "helping", that is what neighbors do... but do not expect me to pay for any aspect of your choosing to live there.\nIf I build my next home on the rail road tracks... there is a higher than probable chance that it is going to get hit by a train.... duh.\nThe people of the US and the US Gov. have given and given and are still giving... Don't expect us to do it again.\nAs to where are they supposed to go...\nAnywhere? As I said... there are lots of them here in Houston and to the best of my knowledge there are 49 other states to choose from. I mean come on... \nBurn me once shame on you, burn me twice shame on me. NO THEY GOV SHOULD NOT PAY TO EVACUATE THEM.\nDon't look for the free hand out. Make a better choice.\n\nAdditional Comments:\nI don't think anyone should NOT move back there. I do however think it should be at their own risk. Put it anyway you want... It is BELOW SEA LEVEL and building there INVITES problems. I just heard on the news not an hour ago that the cost to rebuild the levees is now over 10 Billion. \n\nThat money should not have to come from the federal Government and the rest of the citizens of the U.S. Nor should any future federal funds for the next time. The lessons have been taught and should have been learned. If you can't afford to insure your property to the level of replacement... you shouldn't live there and expect me to pay for it. \n\n\nGo ahead rebuild. I am all for it. As I said I would be happy to help. Point in case... I am leaving Tuesday 4/12 for my third trip back to Mississippi to help rebuild... So the work is not the issue. I just think the same values and nuances you and others are so fond of could be relocated to a safer place.\n\nBottom line it is not the buildings it is the people that make it.\n\nand Yes I have been there several times.
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Having been in the path of a direct hit by Hurricane Claudette on July 15, 2003, I have to say that I'm not so sure about hanging around for something like that again.  The house I live in made it through Hurricane Carla in 1961 packing winds (COMING ASHORE) of 165 mph.  I now figure if it's barely a hurricane of say 74-80 mph, a category one, I will probably stay.  That doesn't mean I won't be scared as hell, but something of that size going North or South of here isn't going to cause me to leave.  We were blindsided by Hurricane Claudette sneaking up the coast overnight and caught EVERYBODY "with their pants down" so to say.  That was probably the scariest thing I've ever been witness to in my 43 years on this planet.  The wind was screaming past my front door right at 100 mph.  Had I known that was on the way we would have got the hell out of here.  One tornado took out huge trees right next door, while I only had to replace about five shingles.  That tornado went right over the house while I was putting all 240 pounds of me on the front door trying to close it.  The whistling was like screaming banshees.  The wind was howling.  I mean literally howling.  It still scares me to think about it. For most of my life I wondered what it would be like to ride out a hurricane.  Now I know.  Will I leave or ride it out?  Chances are pretty good I'm outta here.  Many "old-timers" and idiots thought they could ride out another hurricane.  Many of those "old-timers" and idiots didn't make through to tell us all about it.  Don't be an idiot.  Listen to your common sense and watch the advisories.  If this message helps to save your life or someone else's, then I haven't typed this in vain.  Good luck.
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The major destroyer of Hurricane Katrina and really of all hurricanes is the storm surge.  Biloxi and coastal Mississippi was decimated by the surge which swept inland as far as a mile or two and destroyed most everything in its path.  Flooding in New Orleans came after the hurricane when the levies broke due to the increased strain by the surge.\nHomes further inland were not that badly damaged.  Wind can definitely do damage, but very few homes are actually obliterated by the wind, even in category 5 hurricanes.  And most that are are again right along the coast, as winds very quickly decrease as friction from the land slows them down as you travel inland.\n\nSo, if you aren't too near the coast (a few miles), the danger is not nearly as high.  Still, evacuation is always your safest bet, and from one who's been in quite a few hurricanes, you won't have much to do if you do stay.  No reason not to leave.  You make the choice, you have weigh the risk.\n\nIf you are within a couple miles of the coast, your location is prone to flooding, or you live in a mobile home (which are very weak and easily destroyed by the winds), then you definitely should evacuate.
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National Geografic website has a lot of information about it. \nIf you go to the linlk provided and then to the section of Natural Forces, you will find a lot of material to support your research. \n\nSecond link is about simulate and understand these events, explaning how it works at all their levels. You can find it to Earthquake, Hurricane, etc. I've putted the link to Vulcanoes\n\nGood luck
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Will there be another hurricane that hits the USA and causes terrible damage?  Yes.\n\nWill it hit the New Orleans or the same area of Texas again? Chances are low, but always possible.
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Actually, right after WWII, the government spent a lot of money on projects to try and either destroy or control hurricanes. For instance, an idea was made to set off a nuclear bomb in a hurricane to destroy it, but that would be ridiculous. Though, a hurricane did hit Savanna GA, that the government was experimenting with. Supposedly, they were trying to control a hurricane's movement and its intensity. This hurricane intensified before making landfall, unexpectedly. Did the government cause this, or did it get out of their control and hit the city? No one will say, and there are no documents of the experiment, but after the event, the government stopped the research.
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I live in Slidell, LA on the northshore of Lake Ponchatrain and can tell you that the levies are barely up to the standards before Hurricane Katrina.  While politicians in the state and on the federal level complain and bicker, time is being wasted as the huirricane seaon is only a couple months away.  I have never lived in New Orleans directly but would advice people that it is not a safe place environmentally or sanitarily.  Basic power and water are not available to 35-50% of the New Orleans East and most of that area is virtually untouch since Katrina!!!  my career has directed me toward the MS Gulf Coast where I am seeing vast improvements to the area as opposed to New Orleans.  Please remember the Mississippi Gulf Coast when thinking of Katrina.  The devestation here is something that needs to be seen to believed.
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go to yahoo search.....put in "storm chasing "(lots of sites).