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Hurricane Gustav, unlike other hurricanes that have hit shore, has gained in strength and now is considered a category 4 hurricane. The winds of the storm have topped 145 miles per hour. Cuba, its next likely target has ordered 200,000 people to evacuate their homes in the face of the oncoming storm. In the United States Thousands have fled New Orleans due to a possible landfall. Such an event reminds me of Hurricane Katrina only a few years back, the storm that left over 1500 dead in its wake. |
But Gustav could be even more devastating than Katrina as its hurricane level is higher. It is rated as a category four storm while Katrina was only rated as a category three. While the death toll will not be as high due to the early evacuation, the damage might be just as bad and New Orleans might need another few years to vent out the water that will be brought by Gustav.
Let this be a lesson to future cities that are to be built. If you are building near a coast, make sure the height of your city is above sea level, not below it. Otherwise you might suffer the same fate as New Orleans. The city has not fully recovered from Katrina yet. How long will it take to recover from Gustav if it hits?
