Any geniuses understand the physics of New Orleans? - Beyond Tiki

T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Mon, Sep 27, 2004 2:57 AM I attended a geology seminar a couple years back, and the instructor mentioned that, without measures taken by the Corps of Engineers during the 1993 floods, the Mississippi river would have broken through to the Gulf of Mexico at a point where it bends near the Gulf, before it hits New Orleans, permanently making a new route and leaving New Orleans the port city, no more. He also said that the city fathers of New Orleans have long known this was a possibility and have attempted to build the city's tourism economy even more to compensate for a possible loss in revenue if the powers that be choose to protect interests other than New Orleans the next time.

I attended a geology seminar a couple years back, and the instructor mentioned that, without measures taken by the Corps of Engineers during the 1993 floods, the Mississippi river would have broken through to the Gulf of Mexico at a point where it bends near the Gulf, before it hits New Orleans, permanently making a new route and leaving New Orleans the port city, no more.
He also said that the city fathers of New Orleans have long known this was a possibility and have attempted to build the city's tourism economy even more to compensate for a possible loss in revenue if the powers that be choose to protect interests other than New Orleans the next time.

Post #116623 by tikijackalope on Mon, Sep 27, 2004 2:57 AM