Hurricane Ida, on 16th anniversary of Katrina

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am gobsmacked by the 2nd 100-year hurricane hitting New Orleans in less than 20 years.

The climate gods are sending us a message.

NOLA and these areas need to be relocated. People who live there. It doesn’t make sense anymore. When will people have some sense and leave? Perhaps when insurance companies refuse to ensure houses. It is terribly sad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am gobsmacked by the 2nd 100-year hurricane hitting New Orleans in less than 20 years.

The climate gods are sending us a message.

NOLA and these areas need to be relocated. People who live there. It doesn’t make sense anymore. When will people have some sense and leave? Perhaps when insurance companies refuse to ensure houses. It is terribly sad

If they leave, the land will be bought up by pennies by commercial real estate firms who will put up giant expensive condo and commercial towers just like they did in the Miami-Dade area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Approaching New Orleans as a Cat 3 instead of 4.

It stayed a cat 4 for a long time though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone share a link to Al Roker wave slap? Please?

That doesn't even look safe. If he lost his footing, one of those waves could pull him over the edge, and bye bye Al.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am gobsmacked by the 2nd 100-year hurricane hitting New Orleans in less than 20 years.

The climate gods are sending us a message.

NOLA and these areas need to be relocated. People who live there. It doesn’t make sense anymore. When will people have some sense and leave? Perhaps when insurance companies refuse to ensure houses. It is terribly sad

If they leave, the land will be bought up by pennies by commercial real estate firms who will put up giant expensive condo and commercial towers just like they did in the Miami-Dade area.

I wouldn't think so. At some point soon, they'd be uninsurable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone share a link to Al Roker wave slap? Please?

That doesn't even look safe. If he lost his footing, one of those waves could pull him over the edge, and bye bye Al.

He could easily be knocked over and break a hip. Dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am gobsmacked by the 2nd 100-year hurricane hitting New Orleans in less than 20 years.

The climate gods are sending us a message.

NOLA and these areas need to be relocated. People who live there. It doesn’t make sense anymore. When will people have some sense and leave? Perhaps when insurance companies refuse to ensure houses. It is terribly sad

You don't understand New Orleans, or its inhabitants. At all.

[Anonymous]

New Orleans has no power.
The two back-up systems installed post-Katrina failed.
The city is relying on generator power to work its pumps keeping out floodwaters.

FB/Twitter calls are going out from flooded communities asking for rescues.

[Anonymous]

NWS reporting "catastrophic flooding event" in New Orleans, with people stuck in their homes with rising water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
New Orleans has no power.
The two back-up systems installed post-Katrina failed.
The city is relying on generator power to work its pumps keeping out floodwaters.

FB/Twitter calls are going out from flooded communities asking for rescues.

Are the backup systems the levees or something else

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Eastern eyewall is stuck on Laplace, which could see more than 20 inches of rain. That location will probably not recover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
New Orleans has no power.
The two back-up systems installed post-Katrina failed.
The city is relying on generator power to work its pumps keeping out floodwaters.

FB/Twitter calls are going out from flooded communities asking for rescues.

Are the backup systems the levees or something else

No, the back-up system generate electricity for the levee pumps. Right now it's unclear whether there are more back-up generators pumping or not.

[Anonymous]

Families stuck in attics in Laplace. This is a nightmare repeat of Katrina.

[Anonymous]

Twitter message, unconfirmed:

Bayou Barataria is overtopping its levee in Jean Lafitte LA. Jefferson Parish Fire Chief on scanner just now: “the entire town of Jean Lafitte will be under water in two hours."