Hurricane Devastation Was Predicted Years Ago

"As the devastation continues to unfold, many people around the country are wondering how a catastrophe of this magnitude could have occurred. Well, some have been warning of such an impending disaster for years. Three years ago, the New Orleans Times-Picayune won journalism awards for an exhaustive five-part series called "Washing Away"...Mark Fischetti, contributing editor of Scientific American [wrote] "Drowning of New Orleans," warning that massive re-engineering of Southeastern Louisiana could save New Orleans from a catastrophic flood.