With the anniversary of Katrina, attention is being refocussed on the American governments' ability to handle disasters.
This article takes on a related aspect which is the general condition of America's infrastructure. The short take is that the seams are a bit frayed.
US infrastructure critique
We tend to forget about all of the ramifications of disasters and wars with our focus going towards the human tolls. During Katrina many pets got left behind. Some were rescued. Related sites:
The Humane Society
Petfinder
In my disaster web travels, I came across this site
Worst United States Disasters
Under epidemics, there was the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918. 500,000 Americans died as a result of this, yes half a million people.
The non sequitur dept.
Headline 1 August 27, 2006: Iraq PM: Violence is decreasing
Headline 2 August 27, 2006: Wave of Iraq attacks leaves dozens dead
Image is of influenza virus
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