January 22, 2006 | 0 comments

Protecting New Orleans: Overview/Flood Control

By Mark Fischetti   

 
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  • Levees were too small and weak to hold back Hurricane Katrina's storm surge. Much more robust systems have been proposed for all of southeastern Louisiana.
  • Flood control structures already in place in the Netherlands, England and elsewhere could help protect troubled deltas worldwide and also revive vast, dying marshlands.
  • Engineers must embrace greater scientific input when considering the siting and construction of barriers--Input that might have mitigated the Katrina disaster.



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