Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina is in category five of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This is the most catastrophic category because of its heavy damage to an area. In 2005, the city of New Orleans experienced this tropical storm and collapsed to its mercy. Although the destruction of New Orleans was horrific to the culture and history, rebuilding this city to its former ways should be put off until this devastation is sure to not occur again. Investing millions, maybe even billions, to a city that barely populated a million people is a pretty bad deal, right? Percy argues, “27 percent of the population [New Orleans] living under the poverty line is not a place to rebuild”, this may be accurate but let us say a third world country, which has most of the population in poverty, has a devastation similar to Katrina. Do we just avoid the possibilities of reconstructing the land and continue on with our lives? This city had too much to offer the country and involving the population is an invalid argument. Losing your home and most valuables is nothing compared to the irreplaceable history that this city had. First off, the area New Orleans is in is very vulnerable and has a possibility of being destroyed again in the future. By reconstructing the city now and “hoping” there would be no future storms is a waste of money and dangerous to the people. So, the controversy over this issue should be thought of later on. Harris agrees by stating “will it [New Orleans] be fixed so that the next huge hurricane doesn’t blow away billions of dollars’ worth of work”. The history of New Orleans was beautiful. The music, culture, and sights meant so much and were devastating to see wiped away. A person who could not have said how much this hurt the country any better is Piazza, “The elements of New Orleans possess an astonishing vitality that has spoken to people around the world and shaped much of the best we think of still as American culture”. By rushing a