levees
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vulgarweed: Absolutely bloody terrifying: a PSAAbsentia Vulgarweed (vulgarweed) to 215. It might bring up to 30-foot storm surges. That will overwhelm the
levees and sea walls built to protect places that are at or below sea level. ...
panther7: New Orleans, I Never Knew YePanther (panther7)if the flooding is serious enough, to get the water out short of blowing up the
levees... O.O I've never seen language like this in a NOAA report before: http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:laz062 Worse, Poppy Z. Brite ...
lapartera: New Orleans -- KatrinaLa Partera (lapartera)didn't go. While the city didn't fare as badly as they had feared (the
levees held the water out!), things seem to be in major disarray. I've followed ...
vagabondcari: The end of New Orleans?Slack Mastah C (vagabondcari)hopes up too soon. The hurricane passed by to the east, but it appears the
levees are breaking now. That pretty much spells doom for the city. It looks like ...
kitkate7: Pulling Head Out Of...Wherever...Kate (kitkate7) for south-living people. (Orwell, how I love you.) Houses destroyed by storm surge.
Levees broken. Bodies floating down the "streets" of New Orleans. People who have never...
mouse870: Hurricane KatrinaMouse (mouse870)over 8000 refugees .... the worst was yet to come!!! Apparently this morning one of the
levees broke on the 17th St. canal that runs through New Orleans between lake Ponchantrain ...
the_taintedlove: crazy katrinathe_taintedlove (the_taintedlove)in New Orleans is just getting worse and worse as the hours go by, as
levees break and more water floods the city, as more looting and rioting occurs, as ...
komakin0anachronistic and impulsive (komakin0) in Iraq, and I suppose that's the price we pay. Nobody locally is happy that the
levees can't be finished, and we are doing everything we can to make the case that ...
cheryce: NORLINS IS DROWNING :Ocheryce (cheryce) pour citizen of New Orleans? It's all bad and the news ain't get better!!!
levees are broken and will break even more..the city is in water and will be ...
leshy69: WHERE IS OUR ALMIGHTY????leshy69 (leshy69)even begun tallying the dead -- there hasn't been time. With waters rising from broken
levees, all efforts have been focused on rescuing survivors. Those survivors are facing dire conditions -- ...
eternalresonan ne-moro ( Joey ) (eternalresonan) every developer, county commissioner, mayor, and state rep of Louisiana's flooded areas between the
levees of the past ten years are finding it hard to sleep at night. They all...
tully01: AFTERMATHTully (tully01)greatly appreciated. The waters are NOT going down in New Orleans. At least two of the
levees on Lake Pontchartrain have breached, and water in the city continues to rise. Some ...
richgoth: New Orleans Warned of Worst...dispater (richgoth)ood that New Orleans would ultimately be flooded by even a relatively mild hurricane once
levees were breached. The series made the case for significant expenditures and a shift in ...
beckyzoole: NewspeakBecky (beckyzoole)this morning, George W. Bush said "I don't think anybody anticipated a breach in the
levees". Funny, FEMA did just that: "No one can say they didn't see it coming" In early 2001, ...
stagnant: a few thoughts.~hr (stagnant)living, breathing person. This catastrophe could have been diverted, he cut funding for the
levees leaving a whole city in danger. story, where was "homeland security" then? To make matters ...
katuahred_leaf_dancer (katuah)Faces Bleak Future Ask Not For Whom the Bell Tolls, It Tolls For "Occupant" Why the
Levees Broke Lessons Katrina Is Teaching Us Pompeii on Ole Miss: Facing Katrina's Toll, Fully Leisurely Bush, Bumbling ...
downix: RANT!downix (downix)for the catastrophie. His response? "Well, no one could have anticipated a breach in the
levees." That really riled my goat, and wanna know why? Because Bush cut the funding for the ...
creedman21: Chaos Continuum, Part One...eD (creedman21)esent, would have provided a buffer between the ocean and the city) have caused the
levees protecting the city to be breached... Because of this, the water level in New ...
muyalto75: A toastMikey D (muyalto75)d as saying to Diane Sawyer "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the
levees", despite at least one (and there have been many) reports that this was a ...
discw: cricketDiscW. Or Sean. (discw)raq, and I suppose that's the price we pay. Nobody locally is happy that the
levees can't be finished, and we are doing everything we can to make the case ...
red_claws: This just in:Dante "Phlegethon" Abbey (red_claws)to deal with, more or less. I've been reading about slashed funding on the
levees and the Mississippi projects, something that everyone has known was a sword of Damocles ...
iuarion: Political rant warningAlex (iuarion)dramatically reduced had we not reappropriated funds from the local engineer firms to re-make the
levees. I actually read it on CNN, then I went to their message board, and the......
dragonstarlin: Something new to look at.DS (dragonstarlin)the saving measures to prevent this type of disaster (saving the wet lands, reinforcing the
levees, etc) go to the following. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/1/132822/4063 (Thanks to Saeculorum) This is why you don't want idiots RUNNING ...
mmcnealy: Civil Engingeering articleMarion (mmcnealy)ENGINEERING MAGAZINE, June 2003, The Creeping Storm An interesting article about the history of the
levees around New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers, and hurricain planning. Quote: According to Naomi, ...
porphyriastarkat-tat-tat... (porphyriastar)me. so you should read them Friends: As I feared the the first day the
levees broke, Hurricane Katrina will turn out to be the worst environmental catastrophe in modern ...
deathcube9: United States of Shamedeathcube9 (deathcube9)wasn't dry. Bye, bye, American lives. "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the
levees," he told Diane Sawyer. Shirt-sleeves rolled up, W. finally landed in Hell yesterday and chuckled ...
karasone: I heart kanye Westkarasone (karasone)through the show. Their assignment: Take turns reading a script describing the breach in the
levees around New Orleans. Myers: The landscape of the city has changed dramatically, tragically and perhaps ...
belovdrock: When the Levee Breaks...Sam (belovdrock)was doomed. So, what did we clever americans do to help these people? "The famous
levees that were breached could have been strengthened and raised at what now seems like ...
waychel: KatrinaRachel Breguglio (waychel) "blame" on the Bush administration. There were no definitive plans as to how the
levees should be repaired and as is usually the case in situations such as these, f...
chutzpaninchi: Times-Picayune suddenly dislikes States Rightschutzpaninchi (chutzpaninchi)by the recently ended Renquist Supreme Court was entirely predictable; almost as predictable as the
Levees failing during a category 5 hurricane. The Times-Picayune newspaper should remember that they endorsed this ...
gingie1223gingie1223 (gingie1223)of them could have been prevented. It has been known for many years that the
levees that are meant to keep flood water from engulfing......
frankblourtangoFrankBlourtango (frankblourtango)a hurricane strike on New Orleans. "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the
levees." --President Bush on ABC's Good Morning America, Sept. 1, 2005......
exgypsymark (exgypsy)Katrina hit. Looks like all the pumps are now working, and one of the
levees is fixed. If the pumping continues at this rate, then the water should ...
nowritinghere: Investigations...Crystal (nowritinghere)Tuesday to open separate investigations into the federal response to Katrina and New Orleans’ broken
levees. “Governments at all levels failed,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.......
revdolphinrevdolphin (revdolphin) built below sea level. For years, officials requested government funding to strengthen the
levees. For years they were denied. Now, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina a levee...
therealcorytd: THEY ARE REFUGEESCory D. (therealcorytd)hurricanes named Katrina come in and put so much water in that it breaks the
levees." But that doesn't mean that it isn't as equally true then. They fled their ...
vol_mercurius: Why is it all FEMA's fault?vol_mercurius (vol_mercurius) Emergency Preparedness? I can understand, to a degree, that the inability of New Orlean's
levees to withstand the hurricane might have slipped by FEMA...they are, by definition, a federal ...
proudduckling: Stolen, as usual, from Darth Duckling (proudduckling) Katrina And Its Aftermath Link From Daniel Kurtzman, 1)"I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the
levees." –President Bush, on "Good Morning America," Sept. 1, 2005, six days after repeated warnings from...
elisesletter: BlaaaaaahEve Juras Burkhead (elisesletter)about Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath 1) "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the
levees." –President Bush, on "Good Morning America," Sept. 1, 2005, six days after repeated warnings ...
patriciart: Recipe for Disaster (from KOS)patriciart (patriciart) of racism and inequality, while defunding basic infrastructure. Ignore repeated calls to reinforce protective
levees. Let sit until conditions ripen. Separate out 40% of the Louisiana National Guard and 1/2...
halloweely: My New Favorite ShowMary (halloweely) all about what would happen if a hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and the
levees broke in New Orleans and all the poor people were left to die of ...
dawnsenchanted: Rant on Bush's speachdawnsenchanted (dawnsenchanted)are saying that the task of making the city "like it was" only with better
levees is impossible. It will take years of redesigning, refortifying, and rebuilding the city FROM ...
hoover1287: Wow.Jeff (hoover1287)levees in New Orleans and the surrounding areas broke again. Everything's flooded again. A bus carrying...
krischeena: Rita is a comin'Kristina (krischeena)the storm, which is the worst for rain. I was reading about New Orleans
levees over flowing, which sucks really bad. I just wish this hurricane season would ...
angelstarrbryte: Ever get the feeling...Cyndi (angelstarrbryte)starting preparing to rebuild! and then comes Hurricane Rita, not a direct hit on NO, but
levees are not holding and flooding is starting......
bitterpoetryBitter Poetry (bitterpoetry)levees is complete nonsense. How does bombing a levee do anything for the evil Bush?...
anarchist_noanarchy in new orleans (anarchist_no)designed to prevent water entry broke, it was not a flood. They're likening the
levees breaking to a pipe breaking, and that's their loophole. Awesome.......
scenedamaged: Episode 5.scene damaged (scenedamaged) of things. Saving orphans, cleaning the teeth of homeless people, curing AIDS, rebuilding the
levees in New Orleans, recording Eastenders. That sort of thing. Why? K: We're one person short ...
queenofcorona: mountain passes.EMMA. (queenofcorona)Adding knowledge to a base I thought was fairly solid. Learning that - like broken
levees and their disastrous results - shaky bases can sometimes cause hurt but not without ...
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sweetsoup: Katrina connectionsweetsoup (sweetsoup)we had been evacuated (there were 13 of us stuck there from the meeting). The
levees broke on Tuesday morning and we escaped by God's hand 25 minutes before our ...
pkrfan97: Bush caught in a lie #1592382pkrfan97 (pkrfan97) in New Orleans to be breached. "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the
levees," Mr. Bush said in a television interview on Sept. 1. "Now we're having to deal...
azad_slideThe old world is behind you... (azad_slide)security, which oversees Fema, had been made aware early on that a breach in the
levees had left 80% of the city under water. In......
thedctr: The hits just keep on coming...justPrefect (thedctr)committee, says the Bush administration was informed on the day Hurricane Katrina hit that the
levees had been breached, even though the president and other top administration officials earlier said ...
georgia_ramos: Handbag Pursegeorgia_ramos (georgia_ramos)at 9.29pm on Monday, August 29, the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall and broke the
levees protecting New Orleans, to John Wood, the chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary ...
aiobheil: Are You Angry, Yet?Cairsten Yang Kuang Ning (aiobheil)Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach
levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential ...
sydneycat: Video Shows Bush Was Warned Before KatrinaSydneycat (sydneycat)Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach
levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential ...
penguin42Unnamed Stick Figure Guy (penguin42)the crappy response, but I don't think it technically contradicts what Bush said about the
levees. Bush said "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the
levees." Mayfield said "I don't ...
poets_hand: But we already knew this, didn't we?poets_hand (poets_hand)Bush and his homeland security chief *before* Hurricane Katrina struck that the strom could breach
levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome, and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential ...
woe_sis: regrets, anyone?lily (woe_sis)Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach
levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according......
whitney_lakin: It can't rain all the time...Penny Dreadful (whitney_lakin) money coming from Washington, but I'm concerned. Basically, if we don't have Category 5
levees, or even Category 3
levees, our town is a sitting duck. I am living here...
galaxaure: People who live in White Houses....Galaxaure (galaxaure) by telling an interviewer that "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the
levees." Moreover, at the time of the conference the White House had no idea whether f...
palmdale_jamiso: Long Term Effects Of Anorexia Nervosapalmdale_jamiso (palmdale_jamiso)at 9.29pm on Monday, August 29, the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall and broke the
levees protecting New Orleans, to John Wood, the chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary ...
newark_fleury: Reservation indian rugsnewark_fleury (newark_fleury)at 9.29pm on Monday, August 29, the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall and broke the
levees protecting New Orleans, to John Wood, the chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary ...