Catrina vs. California Wild Fires

I think that the government should have been more prepared for Katrina for 2 reasons. One is that Katrina was a storm that was able to be predicted and prepared for. Two is that it was water that hit New Orleans. Water can be floated on by new devices that we have called boats. The wild fire that is happening in California should have been more difficult to respond to considering the fact that it is a fire. There are interesting properties about fire that I must discuss. One, fire is destructive. Two, fire is hot making it difficult to get close to. Three, wild fire is random meaning it is completely unpredictable. Fire verses water. Lets see. Fire clearly should be more difficult to battle. I think the difference in the effort made to address these disasters is the way the two areas affected are viewed. New Orleans is, and has been, seen as poor. And california is...California. the difference in the way these two areas are viewed reflects in the amount of effort put forth to save them.