posted on Aug, 30 2005 @ 01:31 PM
New Orleans has been fairly lucky throughout the past century, but will nature and the Mississippi river finally win?
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Will New Orleans turn into a backwater?
It seems we may be facing a situation of diminishing returns. Our efforts to controll the flooding have ultimately made the situation worse.
The only cure is to sink more money into the more flood control projects.