I was interested in comparing the financial losses and the Federal Budget of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco, and the damage Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans.
Total Losses Federal Budget
1906 Earthquake and Fire = $1 billion $500 million
2005 Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans) = $82 billion $2.4 trillion
It might cause you to ask questions or to consider why we have such numbers.