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>>I hope the parallels to Katrina stop here. Katrina wasn't thought to be all that outrageous until it neared landfall. And even then it was just a strong hurricane, no huge deal by Gulf Coast standards, until the levees broke. Then we all learned NOLA is a bowl below sea level, situated between two huge bodies of water.
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>This one is a CAT 1 and not that strong of storm surge so they should be alright- this time. Tell ya what though - that has to the one of the dumbest places in the USA to put a city - personally I wouldn't of opted to rebuild it.

The same could be said of most of California. The natives I have talked to say they just love it and put the possibility / likelihood of catastrophe out of their minds. God made us perfect, then removed the gift of reason ;-)