Here’s Paul on today’s “Wavy Rule” (click to enlarge!):

We were relieved to see that New Orleans was spared the worst in the latest hurricane. Still, has anyone learned the most important lessons from the egregious mistakes that resulted in almost 2,000 deaths during Hurricane Katrina? In preparation for Gustav, according to The Chicago Tribune, “city officials ordered downtown hotels closed, strongly urged all residents and visitors to leave and choreographed an orderly bus and train convoy to evacuate up to 30,000 city residents without the means to get out themselves.” But the levee that broke during Katrina was severely tested again, and while getting people out saves (and saved) lives, it still does nothing to protect the city from the storm itself.

More by Paul Morris: “The Wavy Rule” archive; “Arnjuice,” a wistful, funny webcomic; a smorgasbord at Flickr; and beautifully off-kilter cartoon collections for sale (and free download) at Lulu.