My daughter celebrated her 11th birthday yesterday. Naturally, being our kid after all, she spent some time online trying to get the facts on Katrina.
She came across two critical pieces on the PBS website. EVERYONE should read this article and watch the accompanying video.
I recommend "bookmarking" this two pieces and when some dimwit wingnut tries some crap like "Oh, it was an act of God" just make 'em watch this:
First, the article is located at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/dispatches/050901.html
From there you can link to a video piece from Robert Krulwich which pretty much lays out EXACTLY what was bound to happen to New Orleans. Available for all computer platforms.
Remember this piece was broadcast nationwide on Jan. 25, 2005.
Those in power KNEW what was coming.
The second and really provocative discussion is the linkage between global warming and violent, killer storms.
New Orleans will NOT be the last great American disaster on this magnitude that we will experience in the coming months and years.
[BTW, as a Mac user, when MSnbc refuses to allow me to see their video, it really pisses me off. Somehow it feels so unpatriotic and anti-American.]