Katrina Redux?

Its amazing that New Orleans is once again under threat from a Category 4+ hurricane. Hopefully Hurricane Gustav veers away from NOLA, but right now its right in the path of the storm. Mandatory evacuations will probably begin tomorrow, and so far, it seems like the city is much better prepared than last time.


The idea of evacuating an entire metro area seems almost inconceivably complex. I can't imagine something like that happening here in Chicago, short of a nuclear holocaust. Luckily, here in the Midwest, we're pretty insulated from major natural catastrophes. With worsening global warming, we should probably get used to more frequent natural calamities, I suppose.