Seeing Clearly

Author: Hayhoe, George F.

Source: Technical Communication, Volume 52, Number 4, November 2005 , pp. 415-416(2)

Publisher: Society for Technical Communication

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Abstract:

On the morning of 29 August, Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with winds clocked at 140 miles (225 km) per hour and more than a foot (30 cm) of rain. Although the hurricane spared New Orleans, the major population center of the area, a direct blow, the storm surge caused several of the city’s levees to fail, flooding 80% of the city with up to 20 feet (6 m) of water fouled by sewage, oil, and other pollutants.

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