Hurricane!

A look at some of the unfortunate results of the reorganization to create the Department of Homeland Security.

Unfortunately and tragically, we all know very well what happened in 2005 with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We know that FEMA’s handing of the disaster did in many cases more harm than good. FEMA was so disorganized and incompetent in its management of the 2005 hurricanes that one can only wonder how much the internal disarray in the Department of Homeland Security may have contributed to that mismanagement.

Massive insurance claims from the 2005 hurricane season have left Citizens Fund Insurance overwhelmed, even two years later.

Based on the latest report from the state-run Citizens Fund Insurance, it seems that even if there has been no wrong-doing, there is at best been gross incompetence by the top management of the agency and those which oversee the agency.

A few more trips to New Orleans, and maybe the 2005 hurricane season will come to an end.

President Bush is planning a swing through the Gulf Coast hurricane disaster zone Thursday, his 12th visit since the 2005 hurricanes devastated the region.

The impact of the 2005 hurricane season still being felt in 2007.

As of this writing I'm propably about 9 days from the final actions that will make the purchase of the new home final. Although there is allot of work that will be needed, I hope it will go smoothly and quickly. This will replace the home I lost through 2005's tragic hurricane season. It's been almost a year and a half, yet the rebuilding proccess is still going on for most folks, including us here. Once the sale is final it will be a free and clear title I own and will have plenty of space to 'set up shop'.

From the NOAA report on the 2005 Hurricane season.

There were a record 27 named storms, of which 14 were hurricanes, exceeding the 1969 record of 12 hurricanes, and 7 were major hurricanes. Of the 7 major hurricanes, an unprecendented 3 reached category 5 status, with a 4th reaching the greatest possible windspeed within category 4 of the Saffir-Simpson scale. The season has been remarkable for its early beginning and number of storms as well as the intensity of the hurricanes, including the most intense hurricane on record for the Atlantic. Many records were broken during the season and a list of the most notable are available at the end of this summary.