Atlanta, Ga. 6/17/2008 11:14:01 PM
News / Science & Technology

New Orleans Still in Danger of Massive Flooding According to NOAA

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the city of New Orleans is still in danger of massive flooding if it is hit by a Category 2 hurricane.

 

That assessment has been based on levee heights across New Orleans that indicated a strong storm surge could once again place the Crescent City underwater. New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, that Category 3 storm killed more than 1,800 people and caused more than $81 billion in damages.

 

Levee heights were to blame for much of the flooding associated with Hurricane Katrina and the Army Corps of Engineers were given over $7 billion to repair and construct levees capable of handling rising water yet the city is said to still be among the most vulnerable in the country when it comes to levees being breached.

 

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