Posted by Dinah on June 6, 2006, at 12:13:51
In reply to Re: Not long!!!, posted by greywolf on June 6, 2006, at 11:42:20
A lot of time, since hurricanes are known to vary in intensity and frequency in very long cycles. It was actually a period of lesser activity that caused so many problems by letting people feel safe in places that previous generations knew not to build.
And of course Katrina was largely a manmade disaster (in New Orleans anyway) caused by faulty engineering.
And I'm not sure Category 3 completely describes the unique variables of this storm. I was talking to a fisherman the other day who rode out the storm, and he said there is a big difference between Category 3 storms. Apparently the immense size of Katrina and her strength in the Gulf led to a far larger tidal surge than is normally associated with Cat 3's. One that he found truly frightening in his long experience of riding out storms. Those category numbers are determined by only a few factors.
I was made cynical by the global cooling (new ice age) scare of the seventies. :( I now believe nothing I am told by objective science. (The food announcements/ baby safety announcements also contributed to my cynicism.)
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