"An unnamed hurricane on September 1947 flooded Jefferson Parish, which includes metropolitan New Orleans, to depths of about three feet (one meter). The storm caused 100 million dollars (U.S.) worth of damage."
"Hurricane Camille made landfall some 50 miles east of New Orleans on September 10, 1965. Winds in the city reached 125 miles per hour (200 kilometers an hour) and the storm surge neared 10 feet (3 meters). After extensive flooding, the Orleans Levee Board raised existing levees to a height of 12 feet (4 meters)."... and now Hurricane Katrina...
I say again... Whoever thought it was a good idea to locate New Orleans on land (land 6 feet below sea level) surrounded by water was a freaking IDOIT. I think now would be the perfect time to find it a new home.
New Orleans Levees Not Built for Worst Case Events
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