Comment by jamroom
21 hours ago
Over 200,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in Katrina:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_of_New_Orleans
Not sure how that is a "tiny fraction" of homes. $125 billion in damage (2005).
21 hours ago
Over 200,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in Katrina:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_of_New_Orleans
Not sure how that is a "tiny fraction" of homes. $125 billion in damage (2005).
Moving the goalposts from destroyed to damaged gives different results.
The issue is most to the city only sustained water damage, a solid chunk of the city is above the water level and was absolutely fine. Moving outside the city most homes in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama etc don’t need to worry about flooding.