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Satellite image of New Orleans and its levees after Hurricane Katrina. Below, satellite image before, showing the failure of civil engineering against the mighty forces of nature and global warming-strengthened hurricanes:

(Part of today’s series marking Katrina’s five year anniversary on August 29)

HURRICANE KATRINA: Scientists’ Fears Come True as Hurricane Floods New Orleans — Travis 309 (5741): 1656 Figure F3 — Science

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dang… That’s scary, my house is in that mess! Stupid hurricane!
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