Double Naught Spy
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My new favorite quote from the news today, a person being interviewed,
Really? Holy crap, just how many times does such a disaster have to hit before people get a clue? How many times has this happened in the past?
Let's see...
http://www.hurricanecity.com/city/neworleans.htm
So, NOLA isn't due to be hit until next year... statistically speaking, but hurricanes don't do statistics. People should. They keep getting hit there and keep getting caught unprepared...almost like ants on a school playground.
I can't believe this could happen again!
Really? Holy crap, just how many times does such a disaster have to hit before people get a clue? How many times has this happened in the past?
Let's see...
http://www.hurricanecity.com/city/neworleans.htm
Years within 60 miles
1879, 1879ts, 1887, 1888br, 1897br, 1892ts, 1893, 1900tsbr, 1901, 1905ts, 1907ts, 1909, 1914bdts, 1915, 1916br, 1932ts, 1934tsbr, 1936ts, 1944tsbr, 1947, 1948, 1949ts, 1955ts, 1964bdts, 1965, 1969br, 1979, 1985br, 1988ts, 1992br, 1998ts, 2002- 2 ts, 2004tsbr, 2005ts, 2005
36 times in 137yrs end of 2007
Names from list above
Brenda, Esther, Hilda, Betsy, Camille, Bob, Elena, Florence, Andrew, Hermine, Bertha, Isidore, Matthew, Cindy, Katrina
How often New Orleans gets affected?
brushed or hit every 3.80 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(usually within 40 miles to include small hurricanes)
(11h)once every 12.45 years
Statistically when New Orleans should be affected next
before the end of the 2009 season
Last affected by
2005 august 29th Hurricane Katrina hits just east with 125mph winds while moving north with very heavy damage and many fatalities. St Bernard Parish under water with many missing.
So, NOLA isn't due to be hit until next year... statistically speaking, but hurricanes don't do statistics. People should. They keep getting hit there and keep getting caught unprepared...almost like ants on a school playground.