This disaster was one of the most preventable disasters that we've seen in American history.

Hurricane Katrina is without question the worst natural disaster in American history,

Get off your ass and get down here to fix the goddamn biggest disaster in the nation's history.

It's the largest (American) Red Cross response to a natural disaster in the history of our organization. We know it's going to cost in the millions, because we've already sheltered about 160,000 people and we have over 650 (Red Cross) shelters open in 17 states. But we don't have final figures because we're in the midst of trying to respond to this disaster and meet the immediate needs.

Hurricane Katrina was the largest disaster in U.S. history. It also occurred in a much-smaller state than Florida is.

What this information shows, I think, is this was the most expensive natural disaster in American history.