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.