Hurricane Katrina Aftermath (and other stuff I find interesting)

Two national guard soldiers arrested for armed robbery of two people that they pulled over.

NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Updates

This is a pretty funny article. Not that global warming is funny, but the fact of the matter is that many of the people who have not returned have not becuase of their financial situation, not because of how hot or cold it is somewhere.

Last winter was a very mild winter. Let's get a real Chicago winter on some of these refugees and they will be climate resettlers.

250,000 Katrina evacuees seen as "climate refugees

This is a pretty funny article. Not that global warming is funny, but the fact of the matter is that many of the people who have not returned have not becuase of their financial situation, not because of how hot or cold it is somewhere.

Last winter was a very mild winter. Let's get a real Chicago winter on some of these refugees and they will be climate resettlers.

250,000 Katrina evacuees seen as "climate refugees

The insurance industry won its first defense of the provisions in homeowners' policies that exclude flooding.

I'm not surprised at all, and I don't think that anyone should be. This has been a well set precident for years and years. Private insurers left the flood market for the most part, as the problem was too catastrophic to insure. The federal government stepped in, and now we have the NFIP. Thank goodness, and thank goodness that New Orleanians were better insured from a flood perspective than practically any other major metropolitan area in the US.

ABC News: Homeowners lose Katrina insurance flood case

"New Orleans was the worst-performing of the 100-largest U.S. school districts"

According to this article. I wish it wasn't filed under "World Crises" but that's probably an apt title. One can hardly doubt that it was our poor public education system that put us in the economic and crime situation that we face here today. Hopefully we have a way out.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I think in 10 years, we could look back and say that Katrina was the best thing to happen to this city, not the least of which would be washing out our deplorable school system and replacing it with a new one.

World Crises Reuters.com

The Houston Chronicle has done a pretty good job of the post Katrina coverage, this is pretty silly. Come on. I mean, "Those who fled Katrina on own did better"? Seriously.

You mean, people who had the means to catch a flight, or drive themselves out of harm's way fared better than those who didn't? I can't believe it!

Those who fled Katrina on own did better

The Saints getting some run in the New York Times...

Saints Aim for Quick Pivot After Season on Skids - New York Times