Photos of Huricane Katrina

schmoe · September 5, 2005

Here are some photos that were sent to my by a friend working in the area. I just thought I would share them. I can't offer much detail other than they are of Plaquemines Parish.

There are several more in my gallery.

http://Vegasschmoe.smugmug.com/gallery/784343/1/34779473

gus · September 6, 2005

Thanks for showing us schmoe...we are only seeing the bad stuff here via the media as they are not much good for anything else.

How is this water to get away ? Is it just a matter of waiting for the mississippi to drain it ?

wxwax · September 6, 2005

Humungus wrote:

Thanks for showing us schmoe...we are only seeing the bad stuff here via the media as they are not much good for anything else.

How is this water to get away ? Is it just a matter of waiting for the mississippi to drain it ?

They have to pump it out. The city sits below the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Pontchartrain. It's why it flooded so easily.

gus · September 6, 2005

wxwax wrote:

They have to pump it out. The city sits below the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Pontchartrain. It's why it flooded so easily.

Below

God it looks a mess on telly.

So the mississippi (why can i spell that without looking it up ?) just couldnt get the water to the ocean fast enough & it backed up & burst the levys ?

Dee · September 6, 2005

Mis Sis Sippi

Humungus wrote:

Below God it looks a mess on telly.

So the mississippi (why can i spell that without looking it up ?) just couldnt get the water to the ocean fast enough & it backed up & burst the levys ?

We used to sing a song M I S (pause) S I S (pause) S I P P I to remember how to spell Mississippi in school.

Through Yahoo.com and reading about the hurricane, I stumbled on some threads that explained about the levees, and showed before and after satellite views which helped explain the flooding to me.

Here is a internet continuous video coverage that my Mac can view, try this link for more information:

http://www.wdsu.com/video/4926042/detail.html

Hurricane coverage

schmoe · September 6, 2005

New Orleans

wxwax wrote:

They have to pump it out. The city sits below the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Pontchartrain. It's why it flooded so easily.

Not only is it up to eight feet below sea level in spots, it is continually sinking at a rate of about 1/3 inch per year compounding the problem.

Angelo · September 6, 2005

Humungus wrote:

Below God it looks a mess on telly.

So the mississippi (why can i spell that without looking it up ?) just couldnt get the water to the ocean fast enough & it backed up & burst the levys ?

The levees were only engineered to withstand a category 3 hurricane. (Katrina was a 5). They are 100+ years old. The break happened on the north side of the city, allowing the lake to flow freely into the city.

Now that the breech is patched, pumping has begun to drain the water.

ChrisJ · September 6, 2005

Angelo wrote:

The levees were only engineered to withstand a category 3 hurricane. (Katrina was a 5). They are 100+ years old. The break happened on the north side of the city, allowing the lake to flow freely into the city.

Now that the breech is patched, pumping has begun to drain the water.

Katrina was technically only a Cat 4 when it hit land (just nit-pickin'). There was a surprise gust of (divine?) wind out of the west which hit at just the right time to slow it down a notch, and nudge it slightly eastward. Otherwise New Orleans would have been hit even harder. Not that that makes it any better what happened afterwards!

But yes, the Mississippi River levees all held. In fact, the historic district including the French Quarter and the Garden District was mostly spared (they sit a couple feet higher). This should help get the ecomony going once the city is habitable again...... whenever that is.

Photos of Huricane Katrina

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