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Originally Posted by Daniel_
...but people haven't used the massive wealth that has been extracted from the region to make the region safe.
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Hard to argue this.
There are almost 600 oil rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, accounting for 25% of US oil production. 20 have been confirmed missing, adrift, or sunk. Maybe they didn't realize the extent of the damage potential of this partiular hurricane.