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Old September 4th 05, 01:08 PM posted to sci.physics,sci.geo.meteorology,soc.history
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Default Many are losing sight that we may have 2 more Katrina-like-Hurricanesbefore 2005 ends

In article , Noah Little wrote:
Tim K. wrote:
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I think you are suffering from a thingie called cognitive
dissonance. Hurricanes are a fact of living anywhere close
to a coast. It is like living in a snow belt. There is
nothing you can do about preventing 2-foot dumps onto
your driveway. There is a lot you can do to plan for the
days you will be house-bound w.r.t. food, water, and
removing enough snow _after_ the storm stops so you can
get out and go to work.



Look up the definition of c a t a s t r o p h e and get back to me.


Trust me on this -- I do not have a dog in this fight -- a hurricane is
not a catastrophe. A hurricane hitting a populated area is a catastrophe.


The hurricane hitting New England in 1937 (I think that was
the year) was a catastrophe because nobody knew it was coming
until it hit. You are forgetting the word sudden in the definition.

/BAH