Looks like New Orleans got lucky, considering what could've happened. I mean, its still realllly bad, but at least its not completely drowned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ya, they got really lucky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. It weakened.

 

 

 

2. The levees held in most of the storm surge.

 

 

 

3. It turned to the east a little.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 really good things happened at the same time for them. More people could have lost thier homes. My grandparents live in Mobile, Alabama. The news said that Mobile is underwater. The place where my grandparents are staying is fine, but since thier house is on the coast, they don't expect to have a come when they get there. :cry: :cry:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're starting to get the rain and wind here in Memphis, now. I hope we get some good lighting and thunder along with it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone in New Orleans, Mobile, and the rest of the area hit hardest has my prayers. :(

I heard the hurricane got downgraded to a category 1.

Just saw a man getting interviewed who lost his wife due the tornado. His little kids were standing next to him. Rough stuff, I can't really believe people post things like "RUN" with a so called funny image on the fora; where is this world going to?

http://www.hurricanelivenet.com/aftermath.OMGCENSOR!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bleep] this censor is ridiculous. Its a video, plays in windows media player, I think you can figure out the extension.

I saw on CNN that 80% of New Orleans is underwater. I'm going to donate to the Red Cross, hope eveyrone else does the same.

For those who don't know, a levee burst open. Water is flowing into the city at 2,400,000 gallons a minute. There are white water rapids going down canal street and the superdome is surronded by water. Downtown water is raising at an ich every 5 minutes. God help them.

Here is how you can help: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9115520/

 

 

 

Plenty of links to places you can donate to on that.

They are now talking about evacuating the super dome...

^ Yeah, thats truely something :shock:

 

 

 

The aftermath of Katrina thus far is just...terrible. At least 55 dead, million + left without power. As mentioned, over 80% of the city is now under water, and another gate broke today, which will add even more water to the already drowned city. Its amazing that this is happening in a first class country. It just goes to show that no matter how much money, power, and military force you have, you cannot win over mother nature. I've heard that Katrina was possibly fuelled by Global Warming? If so....wow. I'm really left speechless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atm Toronto is feeling the reminiscants(sp?) of Katrina, but just rain and mild winds, nothing serious.

I've heard that Katrina was possibly fuelled by Global Warming? If so....wow. I'm really left speechless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the core of the earth keeps getting warmer, the water in oceans etc. get's a lot warmer too, since a tornado get's it's strength from the warm water you will get strong tornados, and you will get stronger ones in the future.

^ Yeah, thats truely something :shock:

 

 

 

The aftermath of Katrina thus far is just...terrible. At least 55 dead, million + left without power. As mentioned, over 80% of the city is now under water, and another gate broke today, which will add even more water to the already drowned city. Its amazing that this is happening in a first class country. It just goes to show that no matter how much money, power, and military force you have, you cannot win over mother nature. I've heard that Katrina was possibly fuelled by Global Warming? If so....wow. I'm really left speechless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atm Toronto is feeling the reminiscants(sp?) of Katrina, but just rain and mild winds, nothing serious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alot of rain now actually...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No doubt that the storm is really powerful if it can reach it up here. :?

 

 

 

Alot of rain now actually...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No doubt that the storm is really powerful if it can reach it up here. :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heh, what'd really shock me is if it's so powerful that it takes a turn out toward the Atlantic, circles back around the east coast, and goes back into the Gulf of Mexico, hitting us twice in one hurricane. Highly unlikely, but freaky to think about :shock:

 

 

 

 

Alot of rain now actually...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No doubt that the storm is really powerful if it can reach it up here. :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heh, what'd really shock me is if it's so powerful that it takes a turn out toward the Atlantic, circles back around the east coast, and goes back into the Gulf of Mexico, hitting us twice in one hurricane. Highly unlikely, but freaky to think about :shock:

 

 

 

I think Britain sometimes gets the tail end of a hurricane if it's powerfull enough.

The Americans were very lucky that only 80 people have died but over 800 people have sadly died in Iraq today after there was a stampede escaping suicide bombers at a religious festival. 30,000 children also died today because of poverty. Its good that people donate when you get a natural disaster such as Katrina but there are other far more needy people out there too.

Good thing I live in Canada :? I've never experience things like that and I hope I will never have to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just went to CNN.com earlier, anyone saw the guy that saved a couple from the alligator infested waters?

The Americans were very lucky that only 80 people have died but over 800 people have sadly died in Iraq today after there was a stampede escaping suicide bombers at a religious festival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lot more than 80 have died, theres no way to tell yet. And 695 (edit: different numbers from different places) died in Iraq. But massive death by stampede is not surprising when people act the way they do there.

 

The Americans were very lucky that only 80 people have died but over 800 people have sadly died in Iraq today after there was a stampede escaping suicide bombers at a religious festival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lot more than 80 have died, theres no way to tell yet. And 695 (edit: different numbers from different places) died in Iraq. But massive death by stampede is not surprising when people act the way they do there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, on the new's they said that bodies were just floating in the water, but they were more worried with finding the live. They realy haven't counted the dead yet :(

The Americans were very lucky that only 80 people have died

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The death toll from this is going to rise significantly. The Coast Guard, National Guard, and other rescue teams haven't even started to search for nor pick up the dead bodies yet. All concentration is currently going towards finding and rescuing survivors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, two people from my state have died as a result of a series of F2 and F3 tornadoes caused by the hurricane, and I haven't even heard about the death toll in Alabama or Mississippi yet.

I live in North Carolina and work at a grocery store around the block, People were waiting in line for about 30 minutes to get gas at the gas station. Eventually it closed and my parents had to go to a different one. My mom got regular for $2.89 a gallon.

I live in North Carolina and work at a grocery store around the block, People were waiting in line for about 30 minutes to get gas at the gas station. Eventually it closed and my parents had to go to a different one. My mom got regular for $2.89 a gallon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is that expensive? Because here in San Francisco it's been about $3.00/gallon (sometimes more..)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sure the price of gas will raise even more with Katrina.

gas prices soar today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one station was 2.77 this morning...now its 3.07 :shock:

3.08 for regular here....and my car takes premium :x

Petrol jumped 15c in the liter a few days ago here in Australia DESPITE the fact that Katrinya's impact shouldn't have been felt for another week at least.

 

 

 

Petrol companies just jumped the gun to profit on it early :x

thoughts and prayers go out to the people out there, it's there only hope