Hurricana Katrina

Once again the national debate is turned to the refugees of Hurricane Katrina via New Orleans .

Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans with Force 5 winds ( over 125 mph winds) and a storm surge of over 25 ft. During that Hurricane season, a number of Hurricanes passed near that area of the Nation as indeed, that area is an frequented by Hurricanes. New Orleans is an area built BELOW sea level. So whats going to happen if a Hurricane hits city (that's below sea level) with over 100 mph winds and a increase of the local sea level by over 25 ft?..... Devastation.

Its true that New Orleans is somewhat protected by flooding by levees.....but New Orleans is potentially a swamp! This situation isn't going to change so it would seem to be wise for the people of New Orleans to consider rebuilding elsewhere.

Unfortunately, most of the people affected by Hurricane Katrina were poor, Black folks who built there homes and their lives there. I don't know what our policies should be has to HOW to re-compensate people "uprooted' by that disaster in New Orleans, but should we rebuild New Orleans, with expenditure of money and send people back there to rebuild there lives? Alot of black leaders in this Nation seem to be hinting that we should. Seems like everyones got there hand out, waiting for due compensation, and maybe they deserve it, but if they rebuild in New Orleans, whats going to happen when the next Force 5 hurricane strike there?

Can we build levees high enough to protect people of that area by more flooding and devastation? If its its true that an increase in the Planet's total temperature might give rise to more powerful storms and a general rise coastal sea level, then we might be throwing good money out for bad in allow people to rebuild back in New Orleans.

Seems to me like the next question for Black leaders (and white leaders) of this Country and its people is how to PREVENT the next Hurricane Katrina from uprooting the livers of thousand more people.