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Originally Posted by Table 5
myk, i really really want to order you a subscription to the science magazine i used to work for. I want you to read it from a scientific perspective, as then i think you will truly understand why new orleans was not just a random act that can only be blamed on poor infrastructure (although that was an issue as well of course).
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So if global warming was the cause of Katrina, please explain the previous hurricanes that have hit the area (with roughly the same stregnth) as Katrina.
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2005 august 29th Hurricane Katrina hits just east with 125mph.
1915 press 28.11measured at Tulane university, 124mph gusts to 140mph 275 killed. By the time it reached New Orleans winds were around cat 2 status. A storm surge of 13 ft reported in lake Pontchatrain,near the city it was closer to 9ft.
1909 a hurricane just west kills 353 in louisiana sept causes 5 million in damage 110mph wind gusts.
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These are just a few, the rest are found here:
http://www.hurricanecity.com/city/neworleans.htm
The last major Hurricane to hit the area was Betsy in 1965, 40 years ago.