And who will care for the City that Care Forgot?

Things are getting out of control in New Orleans, with people literally dying on the streets. When is sufficient help finally going to arrive? It's hard to blog about the minor dealings of my life when a tragedy of this magnitude is unfolding. I've loved New Orleans since my first visit as a (very) young adult. I've also known for a while that the city is considered by many scientists (along with Venice, Italy) to be among the planet's most endangered due to it's precarious location below sea level. I recall several years ago watching a science show on global warming that showed an artistically rendered image of downtown New Orleans submerged under 15 feet of water after its levees were overrun by rising water. The photos being transmitted from the city this week are so eerily similar to those computer generated ones that it is stunning. Despite the warnings from weather services, despite even the order to evacuate, did ANYONE think the devestation would be this horrible? Such a dark day for one of our great cities.