I've realized I picked the same comparison as Jenn K, but you can comment twice on the same thing.

Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural disaster in United States history; thousands estimated dead, and millions homeless. Time Magazines extensive article “The Aftermath” describes the extensive damage and devastation following hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf of Mexico states Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana on August 29^th, 2005. Since the 29^th America has been in a state of shock.

Hurricane Katrina is not the only devastating hurricane of its time. 105 years ago on September 8, 1900, the Galveston Hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, a small island off the coast of Texas. The warning was clear, however arrogant the local "meterologist" refused to believe their foreign sources, and no townspeople were warned. Complete devastation resulted. Black and white pictures display nearly identical destruction to that of Biloxi, MI as a result of Katrina. Houses simply gone, wooden beams that once were a house piled where the building stood.

The Category 4 hurricane killed nearly 8,000 people, and destroyed 12 city blocks. Galveston was one of the richest cities in America at the time. Their attitudes were the reason for thousands of deaths. Despite a clear warning that there was a strong possibility their town could be hit by the hurricane, one selfish townsperson felt he was better than everyone else. Nobody evacuated, and thousands were killed.