Live on New Orleans; Live on!

[Chris Newberry]

It's not the Atlantis Ocean that is close to New Orleans.

New Orleans is surronded by Lake Tampanie to the North, Mississippi River on the East and Gulf of Mexico on the South.

Just to tell you how close this was to me, if Hurricane Katrina moves 40 miles more to the West, I would be feeling it's affects. I live 100 miles inland from Galvestion, Texas.

Houston Texas and the Astro dome is about 25 miles from where I live.

[Will Karelia]

Well, when the French established the city in the 17th century, they were above sea level. That area is called the "French Quarter", the news has been talking about it, because it's the only dry section of New Orleans. However, as the USA expanded the city during the early years, they ran out of space, and had to expand into the outlying valleys, which happen to be below sea level.

[lucasbailey]

I and every member of Vanguard Division, and expansionfleet; offer our deepest and heart felt condolences to all victims of hurrican katrina. May their lives be peaceful. Go light a candle at Voraks druid page.

Live on New Orleans; Live on!


--Lucas Bailey

[Vorak]

The problem, to be blunt, is the mistake that once people even decided to go live on American ground and build a major network of cities on it over time. The land is not meant for it. Of course buying ground or a house costs almost nothing compared to prices of ground and houses over here in Europe; but even for a cheap price I wouldn't buy ground in a zone that is either tortured by hurricanes, earthquakes, heavy snow storms, floods or mosquitos infected with a deadly disease. Still people wanted to move there in the mass and live there just because it was cheaper. So now they get what they paid for, to state it blunt.

Of course this is no accusation to the people suffering from these hurricanes today. It is not them, but their forefathers that moved to America, and the generation today can't help it they were born there rather than somewhere else in the world. Unfortunately the nature disasters will not end with this hurricane, I'm afraid, and I pray it will not demand too many victims, because the people that did survive it, have lost everything they ever had, and that is absolutely horrible. And as long as the world responds with indifference, rather than compassion, nothing will change.

[Vorak]

For those who want to light a virtual candle (free):

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[Will Karelia]

The Gulf of Mexico is part of the Atlantic Ocean. I know what I'm talking about.

[Will Karelia]

Don't think I'm insensitive, but when you build a city below sea level, with nothing but a few walls of dirt holding back the Atlantic Ocean, you've got to expect this eventually.

I heard what you said just today, Will.
I don't know any of it for sure, but what was said in reply was that the city might have been built above sea level, and something happened to slowly make the water to come in and overtop.
I don't know squat about the whole thing, I didn't even know New Orleans was below sea level untill last week because of the hurricane, but its just what I heard. http://www.expansionfleet.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>