Friday, 23 March 2007
Levees
That word only crept into my vocabulary in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The massive flooding in New Orleans was the result of the breach of levees (barriers) around the city. The US Army Corps of Engineers has been roundly blamed for their poor performance. This article on the Wunderground blog by Dr Jeff Masters has the full stories. The comments section is interesting as well.
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you know, 2 years later and drving through the area, it's like it just happened. I sure don't miss living along the coast come hurricane season....
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Awesome photo... so sad.
ReplyDeletebe well,
Dawn
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We drove along the levee in New Orleans in '91, also drove across the Mississippi spillway, a huge area designed for water catchment if the levee couldn't contain the river. Great photo, it really shows the force of that hurricane! Jeannette xx http://journals.aol.co.uk/jlocorriere05/Welcometomytravels/
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a stunning photo. Says a lot, which proves that photos can sometimes tell the story better than words. I can't recall any photo like that being widely shown here. Gerry
ReplyDeleteThe photo tells the whole story...thanks for sharing...
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