Fay Causes Federal Emergency in Florida
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Associated Press
Published: Tue, June 17, 2008 - 7:43 am
Last Updated: Tue, June 17, 2008 - 7:49 am
Last Updated: Tue, June 17, 2008 - 7:49 am
take more than a strong Category 2 hurricane to breach the levees
and flood New Orleans.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it's
not surprised by that either.
The new report uses what is said to be the most accurate and
complete picture yet of the region's levee heights. It concludes
that the area surrounding New Orleans is, in fact, among the
nation's most hurricane-vulnerable.
The NOAA storm surge estimates don't take into consideration
possible engineering failures, like the levee breaches that caused
much of the misery in New Orleans during and after Hurricane
Katrina.
The projections on storm surge are used by emergency planners,
builders, residents and the Army Corps of Engineers.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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