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Saving New Orleans For The Future

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

20 September 2005 - 6:00am

Protecting the city from future hurricanes and flooding will take decades and cost billions.

"Now that Katrina has supplanted Betsy as the Crescent City's most recent catastrophic storm, the government is likely to embark on a new round of flood control construction. This time, experts say, the goal is likely to be Category 5 protection, achieved through a diversified approach that includes not just higher levees but storm gates and the abandonment of some low-lying areas."

Full Story: Protecting New Orleans from future floods
Source: CNN, September 20, 2005
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