Before Laura, there was Katrina. What lessons does New Orleans have for coastal cities?

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By Daniel PennerAug 27, 2020, 11:52 am138 pts
View the video in your browser In the quest to pump every drop of water outside city walls, New Orleans city planners inadvertently sunk the city. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, officials and residents are trying to change their tenuous relationship with water; hold it at bay, sure, but also try to work…

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