The Perfect Hurricane

Katrina's windfield is now 100 miles wide. If Katrina maintains its strength, which the NHC lastest discussion says is likely as there is no upper level shear or other factors to mitigate the power it is currently drawing out of warm Gulf waters, it will come ashore as a category four or five hurricane.

When you wake up in the morning, New Orleans might be gone. I'm not kidding. To understand the force of even a category one hurricane, Google Katrina + Fort Lauderdale. About a half million people are still without power on the east coast of Florida and there is widespread flooding throughout the metro areas near Katrina's first landfall. Seven people have already died.

This could well be the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. Katrina is simply the perfect hurricane. If you look at the picture above, you can see the deep convection in the center, the nearly perfectly formed eye...it's a
terror.

While we are relieved to be spared this time, we are acutely aware that others will suffer in our place. Whatever you do to express empathy for your fellow beings...pray or meditate or send energy, it doesn't matter...just please do it now for the people living in the path of Katrina. Only one thing is sure: wherever this storm comes ashore, it will leave widespread destruction and human misery in its wake.

Our hearts and minds are with our brothers and sisters on the northern Gulf coast.