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HomeNewsGeologic HazardsNew Orleans Levees Need to be Raised 11-ft

New Orleans Levees Need to be Raised 11-ft

February 20, 2008 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on New Orleans Levees Need to be Raised 11-ft

 

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June 13, 2007 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on National Geographic Article on New Orleans Levees

National Geographic has published an article on the New Orleans levee system entitled "New Orleans Levees, Are They Safe?".  The article indicates, as has been reported from other sources, that the levees are now back […]

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Rubble from Katrina will be used in erosion control gabion mattresses

September 7, 2011 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Rubble from Katrina will be used in erosion control gabion mattresses

The I-10 Twin Spans bridges were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, but the concrete rubble from the structures will be used inside gabion mattresses to line a 7.8-mile stretch of the Lake Borgne shoreline to reduce […]

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Katrina levee failure with Chinook Helicopter attmpting to fill the breach
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Possible Seepage at Newly Constructed New Orleans Levee

February 23, 2009 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Possible Seepage at Newly Constructed New Orleans Levee

Katrina levee failure with Chinook Helicopter attmpting to fill the breachWet spots have been detected along a portion of a new levee being constructed by a US Army Corps of Engineers Contractor. The levee is approximately 95% complete, but the Levee Board wants to establish what is causing the apparent seepage before accepting the levee. More after the break. (Photo of Katrina levee failure from greenmannowar)

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