Hurricane Protection for New Orleans Debated
Friday, July 17, 2009 - 14:42
in Mathematics & Economics
The Army Corps of Engineers' road map for protecting coastal Louisiana from a Category 5 hurricane is substantially flawed because it fails to recommend a clear plan that can be adopted quickly, according to a National Research Council review released today. The corps' long-overdue Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Program report, congressionally mandated after 2005's Hurricane Katrina and finalized this month, instead lays out 27 alternatives, highlighting none as preferred. [More] ...