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more on Levees down after funding cuts
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:34:24 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Roger Dannenberg <rbd () cs cmu edu> Date: August 31, 2005 10:00:53 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] more on Levees down after funding cuts Reply-To: rbd () cs cmu edu
Levees itself may be cause for destruction of natural processes that could have protected the low lying areas as the following article says regards sashi
Maybe I'm missing your point[AGAIN I AM THE EDITOR .. NOT MY POINT DJF], and maybe the article doesn't spell it out.
Without levees, the Mississippi would by now almost certainly be flowingwest of New Orleans through what is now called the Atchafalaya Basin. This would certainly be good for the wetlands and it would relieve some flooding potential in New Orleans, but I don't think citizens would feel their "low
lying areas" were protected if the river disappeared. -Roger ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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