Associated Press via Wired

Gulf Coast Oil Operations Worsened Katrina's Impact

Canals dug for oil and natural gas extraction and service may have played a significant role in the weakening of the Mississippi River Delta -- a negative effect of the oil industry's Gulf operations that worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

January 22, 2008 - Associated Press via Wired

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