The children of Israel experienced...
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The children of Israel experienced hard times as they trekked from Egypt to the promised
land under Moses' leadership. Through some of those times their faith remained rock
solid, while at others, their faith shifted faster than the sand upon which they walked.
Paul indicates that we can learn from these bad times and the people's responses to
them.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina rocked the Gulf Coast. Many lives were lost, billions of dollars of damage was sustained, and accusing fingers were pointed. Can we, like Paul, look back and ask ourselves, what lessons did Katrina teach us?
The lessons range from local to global. Aging levees, lack of adequate emergency plan, transportation problems, destructive construction practices in the flood plain which increases erosion and makes the coast more susceptible to flooding, are all issues, that when analyzed and addressed, will teach us how to prepare for future disasters. Globally, the increased use of fossil fuels with the resultant global warming, makes events like Katrina much more likely and frequent.
It has been revealed that in the United States preparedness for flooding is in the range of 100- to 200-year floods. In the Netherlands, on the other hand, disaster preparedness is set at the 10,000-year level. (A 100-year event means an event has a one percent chance of occurring in any given year.)
Have we learned from Israel's forty-year march through the desert? Will we learn from Katrina?
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina rocked the Gulf Coast. Many lives were lost, billions of dollars of damage was sustained, and accusing fingers were pointed. Can we, like Paul, look back and ask ourselves, what lessons did Katrina teach us?
The lessons range from local to global. Aging levees, lack of adequate emergency plan, transportation problems, destructive construction practices in the flood plain which increases erosion and makes the coast more susceptible to flooding, are all issues, that when analyzed and addressed, will teach us how to prepare for future disasters. Globally, the increased use of fossil fuels with the resultant global warming, makes events like Katrina much more likely and frequent.
It has been revealed that in the United States preparedness for flooding is in the range of 100- to 200-year floods. In the Netherlands, on the other hand, disaster preparedness is set at the 10,000-year level. (A 100-year event means an event has a one percent chance of occurring in any given year.)
Have we learned from Israel's forty-year march through the desert? Will we learn from Katrina?
