Sunday, September 11, 2005

What Will It Take to Safeguard New Orleans? - New York Times: "What Will It Take to Safeguard New Orleans?


By BILL MARSH
Published: September 11, 2005
NEW ORLEANS has long lived with the hurricane protection that it, and the nation, were willing to pay for. Measured against the costs of Katrina's fury, however, better armor may suddenly seem more affordable.
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