BY Jim Wilson Published on: September 11, 2001it describes what could happen to New Orleans if a Category 5 storm hit the city.
Emergency planners believe that it is a foregone conclusion that the Big Easy someday will be hit by a scouring storm surge. And, given the tremendous amount of coastal-area development, this watery "big one" will produce a staggering amount of damage. Yet, this doesn't necessarily mean that there will be a massive loss of lives.
So far, it looks like this prediction is accurate.
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