New Orleans Aftermath

The Online Journalism Review has compiled a timeline of US Federal Government interaction with the developing New Orleans catastrophe.

Ian Christie has an excellent article in openDemocracy on the longer-term implications, arguing:

The climate issue has lacked a potent symbol and exemplary warning that could capture the political imagination of the rich world. Perhaps we have it now. It will be no consolation to the wretched residents of New Orleans to be the catalyst of such change, but if any good is to come from the drowning of their city, it should be action to prevent millions more sharing their ordeal in decades to come.