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Hurricane Katrina and comparatives....how destructive

Posted by Dominic on September 3, 2005, 5:48 pm
Message modified by administrator Dominic September 3, 2005, 5:51 pm

Looking retrospectively, Hurricane Katrina has similar effects to our local howlers:
TC: Katrina (2005) vs. Ruping/Mike (1990)
City: New Orleans vs. Cebu
Velocity:230-260 kph vs. 220-250 kph
Both these typhoons are Category 4 and caused catastrophic destruction to a city with a population not less than 900,000. Minus the floods, 80% of Cebu was a total wreck after Ruping last November 1990. It took 4 months before a majority of the metropolitan recovered. While Cebu took a direct hit, New Orleans was only grazed (by the eyewall)but its geographical situation made this city into a death trap. Imagine if the following cities were similar to Cebu right now during the following typhoon passages: Naga City (Sening/Joan-1970), Surigao City (Nitang/Ike-1984),Legazpi City(Sisang/Nina-1987, Roxas City (Undang/Agnes-1984), Daet (Rosing/Angela-1995)....how destructive could be the outcome?

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--Previous Message-- : Looking retrospectively, Hurricane Katrina has : similar effects to our local howlers: : TC: Katrina (2005) vs. Ruping/Mike (1990) : : City: New Orleans vs. Cebu : : Velocity:230-260 kph vs. 220-250 kph : : Both these typhoons are Category 4 and : caused catastrophic destruction to a city : with a population not less than 900,000. : Minus the floods, 80% of Cebu was a total : wreck after Ruping last November 1990. It : took 4 months before a majority of the : metropolitan recovered. While Cebu took a : direct hit, New Orleans was only grazed (by : the eyewall)but its geographical situation : made this city into a death trap. Imagine if : the following cities were similar to Cebu : right now during the following typhoon : passages: Naga City (Sening/Joan-1970), : Surigao City (Nitang/Ike-1984),Legazpi : City(Sisang/Nina-1987, Roxas City : (Undang/Agnes-1984), Daet : (Rosing/Angela-1995)....how destructive : could be the outcome? : : :

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