← Autodidact Archive · Original Dissent · Ed Toner
Thread ID: 20006 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2005-09-04
2005-09-04 19:33 | User Profile
Man-made disaster. A long but very interesting article from the October 2001 issue of Scientific American.
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FEATURE ARTICLES October 2001 issue
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Drowning New Orleans
A major hurricane could swamp New Orleans under 20 feet of water, killing thousands. Human activities along the Mississippi River have dramatically increased the risk, and now only massive reengineering of southeastern Louisiana can save the city
By Mark Fischetti
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2005-09-04 20:45 | User Profile
Great post Ed. Very informative.