Bad things.

[Green_Lantern]

I thought you weren't taking into account the fact that New Orleans is below sea level. I was pointing out that's why it was flooded so badly. If Hurricane Katrina hit somewhere with a high elevation, let's say Colorado, it would still be a brutal storm but the aftermath wouldn't be as chaotic.

True, but then again, without the storm surge, a hurricane is basically a glorified thunderstorm.

 

[Eyebrowsbv31]

^unless it caused a landslide.

Katrina was going to happen anyways, regardless of when or how; the city of NO ignored a report that said the levees were in shit condition and needed repairs ASAP.

Granted it was from the US army core of engineers, which has been shit quite often.

 

[BlackStar]

This thread proves that Americans DO care about other countries and not just their own. Well done people *salutes*


Anyways, getting back on topic...

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall. At least 1,836 people lost their lives in the actual hurricane and in the subsequent floods, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane; total property damage was estimated at $81 billion (2005 USD), nearly triple the damage wrought by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina