[meteorite-list] OT: New Orleans blamestorming

[Pete Pete]

From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT:  New Orleans blamestorming
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:48:24 -0600



>>Of course, the folly of New Orleans is that it is a coastal city built 
>>below sea level. Much of the damage caused by Katrina was unrelated to the 
>>wind directly, and was produced by flooding. It doesn't much matter what 
>>your construction material is when the water rises. The smart thing to do 
>>would be simply to abandon the city. With sea levels rising for the next 
>>century or longer, large sections of the Gulf Coast and Florida are 
>>essentially doomed.<<

Excellent point - this is just the beginning for all ocean coasts.

On that note,

CHEERS!
Pete