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This article should ultimately constitute a continuing record of the social trauma resulting from Hurricane Katrina - both to individuals, and to society as a whole. It is likely that those who suffered the worst of it will have continuing problems recovering from the experience to which they have been subjected. It is also likely that issues deriving from the event will reverberate through society as a whole, and become ingrained in our social conscience, this event being like an environmental Pearl Harbor or September 11. However, it is also possible that the event will simply fade from people's thoughts, much as the Indonesian tsunami appears to have. After all, for those living in New York or California or Iowa, the Gulf Coast may as well be Indonesia. There will also be significant overlap between the social, political, and economic effects, and this should be documented as well. -- BDAbramson 21:08, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Just felt the need to point out the obvious. To say that "However, it is also possible that the event will simply fade from people's thoughts, much as the Indonesian tsunami appears to have." is very short sighted. "Americans" may have forgotten, but "people", roughly 1.5 billion of them remember. Remember that most of victims from this tusnami lacks access to internet or sufficient knowledge in English to contribute to wikipedia. Their experiences are simply undocumented and not widely known. Revth 04:28, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Point taken - I meant to say that it has faded from American people's thoughts. -- BDAbramson 04:33, 3 September 2005 (UTC)