Dean Christakos
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August 30, 2005
I spoke too soon
In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, New Orleans appeared to have escaped the worst of it. It turns out that the worst case scenario occurred a day later. The problem is that one of the levees broke, and New Orleans is a big bowl, with Lake Pontchitrain and the Mississippi River on each side:
As a consequence, water is now flowing from the lake into New Orleans, trapping the water downtown and submerging the city:
Posted by Dean at August 30, 2005 7:48 PM