holy crap
I’ve always wanted to visit New Orleans … after tomorrow it may never be the same.
Wikipedia, where someone has already updated the article on New Orleans to mention Katrina, notes that “A major hurricane could create a lake in the central city as much as 30 feet deep, which could take months to pump dry.”
Meanwhile, yikes:
“The real issue - that I don’t think the nation is paying attention to - is that through the city of New Orleans, through the Gulf of Mexico, we probably deal with almost a third of the nation’s domestic oil that is produced. And that will most likely be shut down,” Mr. Nagin said.
This is going to hurt.
August 28th, 2005 at 5:58 pm
Someone has setup a website to support the brave people of New Orleans at http://www.supportneworleans.com. Visit and show your support today!
August 28th, 2005 at 8:05 pm
That much water can blow the levees and the Mississippi river will change course and bypass New orleans. New Orleans will survive eventually but not as a seaport. (worst case scenario) Maybe not so bad. The wetlands will come back.
August 28th, 2005 at 8:12 pm
found a webcam with live video from a street in town. for as long as there’s power and network …
just looks like a breezy Sunday night so far.
thanks for the link, George.