Katrina Numerology
Jodhpur, India
Statistics are always selective, but here are a few to try to put the devastation of Katrina in perspective.
a few is the number of days a human can survive without water
5 is the number of days it took to get drinking water to survivors of Katrina in downtown New Orleans
30 is the percentage of people in New Olreans living below the pverty line
30 is the percentage of Louisiana National Guard members who are out of the country on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. The percentage is even higher for Mississippi
36-80 is the number of days needed to pump water out of New Orleans
60+ is the number of foreign countries offering aid to the US
91 is the number of today’s expected high temperature in Biloxi, Mississippi (32C)
92 is the number of today’s expected high temperature in New Orleans, Louisiana (33C)
92 is the number of today’s expected high temperature in Gulfport, Mississippi (33C)
1100 is the number of doctors Cuba is offering to send to help in the crisis
9,500 is the number of people rescued by the Coast Guard in the first five days after the hurricane
10,000 is the number of people estimated to die in New Orleans if a Category 4 or 5 hurricane ever hit the city (estimated in distaster preparedness infomation distributed in the Times Picayune newspaper several years ago)
25,000 is the number of dollars being offered in aid from the tsunami ravaged country of Sri Lanka
54,000 is the number of troops to be deployed in Louisiana and Mississippi
92,000 is the number of people in Red Cross Shelters across 9 states as of yesterday
220,000 is the number of evacuees in shelters and hotels in Texas
1 million is the number of people made homeless across the Gulf Coast
120,000,000 is the number of square kilometers decimated by Katrina, which is an area large than Great Britain
14 billion is the number of dollars estimated in 2001 to bring the Louisiana levee system up to strength to handle a Category 5 hurricane
25 billion is the number of dollars Hurricane Katrina is expected to cost in damage
43.6 billion is the number of dollars Miami’s Hurricane Andrew cost the US economy in 1992
100 billion is the number of dollars Hurricane Katrina is projected to cost the US economy
incalcuable is the cost of the suffering of so many
Statistics are always selective, but here are a few to try to put the devastation of Katrina in perspective.
a few is the number of days a human can survive without water
5 is the number of days it took to get drinking water to survivors of Katrina in downtown New Orleans
30 is the percentage of people in New Olreans living below the pverty line
30 is the percentage of Louisiana National Guard members who are out of the country on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. The percentage is even higher for Mississippi
36-80 is the number of days needed to pump water out of New Orleans
60+ is the number of foreign countries offering aid to the US
91 is the number of today’s expected high temperature in Biloxi, Mississippi (32C)
92 is the number of today’s expected high temperature in New Orleans, Louisiana (33C)
92 is the number of today’s expected high temperature in Gulfport, Mississippi (33C)
1100 is the number of doctors Cuba is offering to send to help in the crisis
9,500 is the number of people rescued by the Coast Guard in the first five days after the hurricane
10,000 is the number of people estimated to die in New Orleans if a Category 4 or 5 hurricane ever hit the city (estimated in distaster preparedness infomation distributed in the Times Picayune newspaper several years ago)
25,000 is the number of dollars being offered in aid from the tsunami ravaged country of Sri Lanka
54,000 is the number of troops to be deployed in Louisiana and Mississippi
92,000 is the number of people in Red Cross Shelters across 9 states as of yesterday
220,000 is the number of evacuees in shelters and hotels in Texas
1 million is the number of people made homeless across the Gulf Coast
120,000,000 is the number of square kilometers decimated by Katrina, which is an area large than Great Britain
14 billion is the number of dollars estimated in 2001 to bring the Louisiana levee system up to strength to handle a Category 5 hurricane
25 billion is the number of dollars Hurricane Katrina is expected to cost in damage
43.6 billion is the number of dollars Miami’s Hurricane Andrew cost the US economy in 1992
100 billion is the number of dollars Hurricane Katrina is projected to cost the US economy
incalcuable is the cost of the suffering of so many
posted by Jennifer P. at 10:11 AM
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