September 14, 2004

New Orleans

Yeah...what I said.

The worst-case scenario for New Orleans — a direct strike by a full-strength Hurricane Ivan — could submerge much of this historic city treetop-deep in a stew of sewage, industrial chemicals and fire ants, and the inundation could last for weeks, experts say.

If the storm were strong enough, Ivan could drive water over the tops of the levees that protect the city from the Mississippi River and vast Lake Pontchartrain. And with the city sitting in a saucer-shaped depression that dips as much as 9 feet below sea level, there would be nowhere for all that water to drain.

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This is soooo evil, but...isn't New Orleans full of sewage already?

Regardless; this is a sad, scary thing. I feel awful for all of the folks down there. It could be violently messy.

But let's not forget Mississippi, either - the Delta is also in danger.

Posted by: Miss O'Hara at September 15, 2004 11:36 AM

Yeah, don't get downstream of whatever washes out of that nasty city...

Posted by: at September 15, 2004 03:38 PM