As of this writing (3pm EST 8/28/05), Hurricane Katrina was churning through the Gulf of Mexico toward the below-sea-level city of New Orleans, LA with expected landfall of the eye at 7AM on 8/29/05. Current sustained winds are 180mph, with gusts about 200mph.
This storm will be devastating. It is a category 5 storm, on the Saffir-Simpson scale which represents the most powerful storm.
Destruction of life and property will be wide-spread, even with the current mandatory evacuation of New Orleans.
FEMA is currently prepared to act, as I’m sure the National Guard is on stand-by as well.
After that, who will help?
For the Tsunami relief effort, the U.S. is #4 on the top list of donators, donating over $350 million dollars to the relief.
For all that the U.S. does for other countries, who will help us? Time will tell, but it’s my guess that no other nation will donate help or money to our time of need.
Someone please prove me wrong.