NYC/Sandy Vs. New Orleans/Katrina

[crystalballmagic]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

Not to mention, the impact stuck around for years.

Yes very much. I went to new Orleans a couple years after I believe and it still looked pretty bad.

[metalmancpa]

First of all economically not even close, like 2 to 1 with Katrina being the costliest storm in US history at over $100 billion. I watched the news on both. Both were terrible. Sandy was a meteorological anomaly and was damaging. But the images and stories I heard from Katrina were far more devastating and far reaching economically, taking out entire neighborhoods some of which still are in ruins.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by crystalballmagic

Yes very much. I went to new Orleans a couple years after I believe and it still looked pretty bad.

The population has not bounced back. New Orleans used to have more people.

Another way I know Katrina had an impact is what I see in Atlanta. After the hurricane, so many residents from Louisiana moved here. As far as I know, many have stayed.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by metalmancpa

First of all economically not even close, like 2 to 1 with Katrina being the costliest storm in US history at over $100 billion. I watched the news on both. Both were terrible. Sandy was a meteorological anomaly and was damaging. But the images and stories I heard from Katrina were far more devastating and far reaching economically, taking out entire neighborhoods some of which still are in ruins.

Sandy was of note because of where and when it occurred. It was aimed at the nation's largest city, and a very densely populated area. This is a mation's financial center. And it hit quite far north for what time of year it was.

New Orleans was of little shock, at first. This was August, this was the Gulf, it was expected. The damage, was unprecedented. The levees failed and it showed how vulnerable New Orleans really was. It also exposed other problems of a political nature.