Ready for #3?In early 2001 the Federal Emergency Management
Agency listed what it believed were the three most likely disasters to face the
United States in coming years. One was a terrorist attack on New York City. The
second was a hurricane-spawned flood of New Orleans.
![]() In early 2001 the Federal Emergency Management Agency listed what it believed were the three most likely disasters to face the United States in coming years. One was a terrorist attack on New York City. The second was a hurricane-spawned flood of New Orleans. Kind of makes you want to know what the third one is, doesn't it? The third is a major earthquake in San Francisco. The first two have come to pass in under five years. And in both cases, the post-mortems have had two main elements: How could this have been prevented, and could it have been handled better once it occurred? ------------ If FEMA goes three for three in its predictions -- if the Big One rattles San Francisco -- will we be ready? ------------ The belief that another major quake is coming is so commonplace that it even has a nickname: The Big One. Posted: Tue - September 6, 2005 at 05:42 AM |