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To: stockman_scott who wrote (35409)	8/31/2005 3:41:27 PM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 361154

I wouldn't go that far. There is plenty of criticism to go around regarding poor preparation for a major hurricane in the Mississippi delta (see below). It's hard to actually blame it on global warming though. This might just be a natural uptick in the hurricane frequency cycle. It will take decades to establish an actual link between increased hurricanes and global warming. I do know a few things that are odd about hurricanes over the past few years: South America experienced its first recorded hurricane last year when a storm hit Agentina in the South Atlantic, the water temperatures are unusually high this year, and we set a record for most hurricanes in July 2005 and most major hurricanes too. It could very well be that global warming is playing a role, but we'll have to let the scientists sort that out. One thing is for sure, the disaster in Miss. could have been far less if people had evacuated and the flooding problems in New Orleans could have been avoided if proper engineering and federal funding for flood control had been provided over the years. The federal government under Republican stewardship has dropped the ball on protecting New Orleans from this disaster that was predicted. The flooding could have been avoided if the flood walls were strengthened and/or flood channels were built to channel the lake waters away from the city before they could weaken the flood walls. Check this out: In fiscal year 2006, the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bracing for a record $71.2 million reduction in federal funding. It would be the largest single-year funding loss ever for the New Orleans district, Corps officials said. I've been here over 30 years and I've never seen this level of reduction, said Al Naomi, project manager for the New Orleans district. I think part of the problem is it's not so much the reduction, it's the drastic reduction in one fiscal year. It's the immediacy of the reduction that I think is the hardest thing to adapt to. There is an economic ripple effect, too. The cuts mean major hurricane and flood protection projects will not be awarded to local engineering firms. Also, a study to determine ways to protect the region from a Category 5 hurricane has been shelved for now. findarticles.com