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- Title
Q&A: Drilling for truth in New Orleans: a geologist's story.
- Authors
Marris, Emma
- Abstract
The article presents an interview with geologist David Rogers about the failure of the levee system that caused the floods in New Orleans, Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005. Rogers characterized the failure sites by drilling holes and recreating the foundation conditions. He describes the city as complete devastation. According to Rogers, the lack of probabilistic risk assessment by decision-makers is a disappointment.
- Subjects
NEW Orleans (La.); LOUISIANA; ROGERS, David; LEVEES; FLOODS; HURRICANE Katrina, 2005
- Publication
Nature, 2006, Vol 441, Issue 7093, p556
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Interview
- DOI
10.1038/441556b