New Orleans' Levees: Past, Present and Future
5th Sep 2005, 13:16 GMT
How did the levee system around New Orleans come to be? And can it be improved to prevent the city from becoming flooded in a future storm? We look at the history -- and future -- of the levees around New Orleans.
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