Month: September 2005

this in 1969

On 17 August 1969, Hurricane Camille crossed the Mississippi coast with winds of 201 miles per hour and a storm surge some 24 feet above sea level.  In its path, steel and concrete buildings, venerable homes, and...

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Open Thread

If I write anything else this afternoon I’m going to blister the paint in my house. I’ll let you do the ranting for a while.

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US Leaves Brits in New Orleans to Rot

From the Guardian: British families trapped in New Orleans last night claimed that US authorities had refused to evacuate them as Hurricane Katrina approached the city. Although assistance was offered to US residents, British...

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