If the scenes of hurricane devastation are not enough to deter someone from relocating to a city that remains vulnerable--then I don't know what we can do as a nation to get people to pay attention to hazards before picking up roots and moving.
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by Eric Holdeman: Emergency management in the blogosphere
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This is just another confirmation that we as Americans have not learned our lesson from Katrina. I'm sure the city fathers of New Orleans are happy to read that their city is the fastest growing city in the nation.
If the scenes of hurricane devastation are not enough to deter someone from relocating to a city that remains vulnerable--then I don't know what we can do as a nation to get people to pay attention to hazards before picking up roots and moving.
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If the scenes of hurricane devastation are not enough to deter someone from relocating to a city that remains vulnerable--then I don't know what we can do as a nation to get people to pay attention to hazards before picking up roots and moving.
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