With recent misfortunes such as the wildfires in the state of California and other natural disasters that have continually persisted over time, some people would like to wonder who’s fault is it really? In the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina, many people started to blame it on God, he was the fault for the horrible mishaps of mother nature. Others blamed it on the government who didn’t build the levees high enough. In the Indonesian Tsunami people, especially Evangelical Christians, claimed it was God punishing the people for their idol worship. Also, in that event, people knew there was a horrible Tsunami coming, but the technology was not available for the region to get the news out in time. In addition, today the region has been hit with another earthquake.

So, whose fault is it really?

Now, I realize that certain things occur naturally, such as earthquakes, floods and etc. But there is also a heavy responsibility of the government to be prepared in case of these horrible disasters. Probably, nothing could have been done to prepare New Orleans for the detriment that occurred after the storm. But, the government did show some flaws in the aftermaths of it all. FEMA was slow to act, people were stranded in an arena for days without food, the president was slow to act not even visiting the area for weeks, while he promptly supported Indonesia with aid after their misfortunes and last but certainly not least, the city is still in shambles today. Currently, two years after the storm, thousands of people remain homeless, jobless and without community because of Katrina.

Are horrible incidents just acts of mother nature, or are they provoked by men? Could some of these things have anything to do with Global Warming? What is the governments role in all of this? We may never really come to an agreement about any of this and I certainly don’t have all of the answers.

[tags]hurricane Katrina, politics, God, natural disasters, homes, homeless, FEMA, storms, hurricanes, Indonesia, Earthquake, floods, Global Warming[/tags]