NOAA Provides Hi-Res "Katrina" Images

This is one of the pictures offered by NOAA of the damage left behind by hurricane "Katrina". Nearly 3,000 pictures are now available online by following this link: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2495.htm
You will be amazed at the quality of the pictures, and how much is devastated. But I also noticed some areas where homes appear unscathed.
It's great hearing how the Tennessee Valley continues to respond to this tragedy. Every day you see how residents here are helping evacuees. I wonder how many will become permanent residents after seeing how great Chattanooga is. Some 500,000 residents are seeking shelter in other places right now. How many of them will call those places home?
Right now those here are visiting the city when Mother Nature is at her best. Full sunshine and low humidity makes for 20 to 25 degree swings in temperatures. Yesterday we went from 64 to 87. This morning's lows were similar in Chattanooga. Here at Channel 3 we dropped to 62, but Athens, Dayton, Dalton, Ft. Payne, and Murphy were all in the 50s. The Murphy / Andrews airport had 54 this morning, so some spots near there were probably around 50. Not exactly teeth chattering, but if you left the window open over there last night you were probably grabbing a blanket this morning.
There are 16 days until Autumn begins.