NZ Weather Forum

The hurricane certainly lived upto the predictions in the areas it struck full on. We will all be paying for this hurricane through our insurance premiums in the coming years.

I heard it mentioned on TV1 News tonight that the death toll could possibly reach as high as 50,000. That would be considered a high toll even in a 3rd World hurricane/typhoon. It would be worse than the 9-11 attacks which killed around 3000, and were considered the US's worst loss of life in single disaster (natural and unnatural) on home soil since early last century.
Remember New Orleans is a city of around 400,000 - a similar population to Chch.

tich wrote:I heard it mentioned on TV1 News tonight that the death toll could possibly reach as high as 50,000. That would be considered a high toll even in a 3rd World hurricane/typhoon. It would be worse than the 9-11 attacks which killed around 3000, and were considered the US's worst loss of life in single disaster (natural and unnatural) on home soil since early last century.
Remember New Orleans is a city of around 400,000 - a similar population to Chch.

Yanks always exaggerate.

Remember New Orleans is a city of around 400,000 - a similar population to Chch.

The population of he affected area would be several million.

Those of you with DSL may like this link: Katrina Photo's, Those with dial up and a lot of patience may also like the link. Some eye opening photo's in there.... Lot's of them and at very high resolution.

Some of the information coming out regarding this hurricane is mind boggling. According to the New York Times, the insured loses could reach $35 billion. Total loses $100billion.

Photos here from a storm chaser who survived the full force of the hurricane.
http://www.sky-chaser.com/kat05.htm

NZstorm wrote:Some of the information coming out regarding this hurricane is mind boggling. According to the New York Times, the insured loses could reach $35 billion. Total loses $100billion.

I won't be donating any money for relief as the Yanks have plenty.
I'm glad that Fats Domino is safe and well
JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm wrote:
Photos here from a storm chaser who survived the full force of the hurricane.
http://www.sky-chaser.com/kat05.htm

Thanks Steven for that.
A nice read

JohnGaul
NZTS

I won't be donating any money for relief as the Yanks have plenty.

but the USA gives lots of relief funds to other countries, so why not help them out every now and then?

but the USA gives lots of relief funds to other countries, so why not help them out every now and then?

Agreed. USA gives a lot to the world.


I notice Geoff Mackley is still trying to get caught in a Typhoon. There is one knocking on the door of southern Japan.

Metars from Okinawa here
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/ROAH.html

Photos here from a storm chaser who survived the full force of the hurricane.
http://www.sky-chaser.com/kat05.htm

A great read, thanks Steven.

I won't be donating any money for relief as the Yanks have plenty.

This is an opportunity to give something back, they have given plenty over the years.