Comments on: Katrina Tragedy Already Forgotten http://www.newuniversity.org/2007/02/opinion/katrina_tragedy_already_forgotten24/ Thu, 24 May 2012 03:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sandy Rosenthal http://www.newuniversity.org/2007/02/opinion/katrina_tragedy_already_forgotten24/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Sandy Rosenthal Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:13:20 +0000 http://newuword1.thomasjbaker.net/?page_id=772#comment-90 Ms. Aurora, thank you for your sensitive piece about the failed response to humanity's cry after Katrina arrived on August 29, 2005. I do wish to point out however that in New Orleans, it was not a hurricane that damaged the city. In New Orleans civil engineering (levee) failure was the cause of the damage. Indeed to say Katrina damaged New Orleans would be like saying traffic damaged the bridge in Minneapolis. Both Katrina and the traffic revealed structural flaws. Both exposed blatant civil engineering mistakes. This is not a minor semantic point. We ask that you please refrain from using Katrina shorthand. The future of many depends on it. Ms. Aurora, thank you for your sensitive piece about the failed response to humanity’s cry after Katrina arrived on August 29, 2005.

I do wish to point out however that in New Orleans, it was not a hurricane that damaged the city. In New Orleans civil engineering (levee) failure was the cause of the damage.

Indeed to say Katrina damaged New Orleans would be like saying traffic damaged the bridge in Minneapolis. Both Katrina and the traffic revealed structural flaws. Both exposed blatant civil engineering mistakes.

This is not a minor semantic point. We ask that you please refrain from using Katrina shorthand. The future of many depends on it.

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