Comments on: Category 3 Hurricane Destroyed New Orleans http://donklephant.com/2005/12/22/category-3-hurricane-destroyed-new-orleans/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:39:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vicky http://donklephant.com/2005/12/22/category-3-hurricane-destroyed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-4763 Vicky Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:12:07 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/22/category-3-hurricane-destroyed-new-orleans/#comment-4763 Joshua, The last time New Orleans took a hit from a hurricane there were considerably more wetlands to absorb its effects. Joshua,

The last time New Orleans took a hit from a hurricane there were considerably more wetlands to absorb its effects.

]]> By: Joshua http://donklephant.com/2005/12/22/category-3-hurricane-destroyed-new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-4758 Joshua Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:03:22 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/12/22/category-3-hurricane-destroyed-new-orleans/#comment-4758 If this is true, then how did the levees ever survive hurricanes that have hit New Orleans in the past? I find it hard to believe that Katrina was the first Cat 3 hurricane ever to hit that part of the Gulf Coast. Or was it a case of the levees being weakened by the previous hurricanes to the point where they could no longer function to their design capacity when Katrina hit? If this is true, then how did the levees ever survive hurricanes that have hit New Orleans in the past? I find it hard to believe that Katrina was the first Cat 3 hurricane ever to hit that part of the Gulf Coast. Or was it a case of the levees being weakened by the previous hurricanes to the point where they could no longer function to their design capacity when Katrina hit?

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