Indeed, in the United States, lessons from the Katrina experience appear to have strengthened response capacity, as shown by the rapid and effective intervention following Hurricane Sandy. But investments designed to control the extent of damage seem to be persistently neglected.
事实上，在美国，卡特里娜飓风的教训似乎增强了响应能力——飓风桑迪过境后的快速而高效的干预就是明证。但旨在控制破坏程度的投资似乎一直被忽略了。