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Discussion Question: River (or Stream) Systems A+ Should New Orleans have been reconstructed or not? 94 (b) 40 80 MILES Louisiana 40 80 KILOMETERS Old River Control Project Alexandria 93 Gulf of Mexico 92 Lake Pontobartrain Now Orleans Morgan City H High pressure PACIFIC OCEAN 30- General region of 150%+ precipitation during summer CP Cool, dry air Jer stream shed south Divergence mT air mass is pumped into the Midwest for weeks 400 800 MILES 400 800 KILOMETERS 120° Heal wave High pressure Stagnant air m Warm, wet unstable ATLANTIC OCEAN Tropic of Cancer 91 89 ° 110° 70° Elevations in Feet NGVD Link to Hurricane Katrina Please read the link above and/or any other links that you find on the Internet (of course, cite the other links). After your investigation, explain why you think New Orleans should have been rebuilt or not. Be sure to expand on your reasons with examples from the reading. New Orleans Area Map Pontchartrain Floodwall Along 30 Mississippi River New Orleans 23 FT 20 18 FT Project Flowline SPH Design Avg Annual Highwater 14 FT 10 Gentily Ridge Elevation 11.5 FT Normal Lake 1.0 FT Level Hurricane Protection Levee & Floodwall 30 20 17.5 FT 10 -10 -20 UND River Bank Canal St. Esplanade at St. Claude Gentilly Blvd St. Anthony at Pontchartrain 10 Wildair Dr. -20 St. Louis Cathedral Derbigny at 1-30 Dillard Univ Campus City of New Orleans Ground Elevations From Canal St. at the Mississippi River to the Lakefront at U.N.O. UNO Side of Walright Dr Wainright Dr. at L.C. Simon

Discussion Question: River (or Stream) Systems A+ Should New Orleans have been reconstructed or not? 94 (b) 40 80 MILES Louisiana 40 80 KILOMETERS Old River Control Project Alexandria 93 Gulf of Mexico 92 Lake Pontobartrain Now Orleans Morgan City H High pressure PACIFIC OCEAN 30- General region of 150%+ precipitation during summer CP Cool, dry air Jer stream shed south Divergence mT air mass is pumped into the Midwest for weeks 400 800 MILES 400 800 KILOMETERS 120° Heal wave High pressure Stagnant air m Warm, wet unstable ATLANTIC OCEAN Tropic of Cancer 91 89 ° 110° 70° Elevations in Feet NGVD Link to Hurricane Katrina Please read the link above and/or any other links that you find on the Internet (of course, cite the other links). After your investigation, explain why you think New Orleans should have been rebuilt or not. Be sure to expand on your reasons with examples from the reading. New Orleans Area Map Pontchartrain Floodwall Along 30 Mississippi River New Orleans 23 FT 20 18 FT Project Flowline SPH Design Avg Annual Highwater 14 FT 10 Gentily Ridge Elevation 11.5 FT Normal Lake 1.0 FT Level Hurricane Protection Levee & Floodwall 30 20 17.5 FT 10 -10 -20 UND River Bank Canal St. Esplanade at St. Claude Gentilly Blvd St. Anthony at Pontchartrain 10 Wildair Dr. -20 St. Louis Cathedral Derbigny at 1-30 Dillard Univ Campus City of New Orleans Ground Elevations From Canal St. at the Mississippi River to the Lakefront at U.N.O. UNO Side of Walright Dr Wainright Dr. at L.C. Simon

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Discussion Question: River (or Stream) Systems A+ Should New Orleans have been reconstructed or not? 94 (b) 40 80 MILES Louisiana 40 80 KILOMETERS Old River Control Project Alexandria 93 Gulf of Mexico 92 Lake Pontobartrain Now Orleans Morgan City H High pressure PACIFIC OCEAN 30- General region of 150%+ precipitation during summer CP Cool, dry air Jer stream shed south Divergence mT air mass is pumped into the Midwest for weeks 400 800 MILES 400 800 KILOMETERS 120° Heal wave High pressure Stagnant air m Warm, wet unstable ATLANTIC OCEAN Tropic of Cancer 91 89 ° 110° 70°
Transcribed Image Text:Discussion Question: River (or Stream) Systems A+ Should New Orleans have been reconstructed or not? 94 (b) 40 80 MILES Louisiana 40 80 KILOMETERS Old River Control Project Alexandria 93 Gulf of Mexico 92 Lake Pontobartrain Now Orleans Morgan City H High pressure PACIFIC OCEAN 30- General region of 150%+ precipitation during summer CP Cool, dry air Jer stream shed south Divergence mT air mass is pumped into the Midwest for weeks 400 800 MILES 400 800 KILOMETERS 120° Heal wave High pressure Stagnant air m Warm, wet unstable ATLANTIC OCEAN Tropic of Cancer 91 89 ° 110° 70°
Elevations in Feet NGVD Link to Hurricane Katrina Please read the link above and/or any other links that you find on the Internet (of course, cite the other links). After your investigation, explain why you think New Orleans should have been rebuilt or not. Be sure to expand on your reasons with examples from the reading. New Orleans Area Map Pontchartrain Floodwall Along 30 Mississippi River New Orleans 23 FT 20 18 FT Project Flowline SPH Design Avg Annual Highwater 14 FT 10 Gentily Ridge Elevation 11.5 FT Normal Lake 1.0 FT Level Hurricane Protection Levee & Floodwall 30 20 17.5 FT 10 -10 -20 UND River Bank Canal St. Esplanade at St. Claude Gentilly Blvd St. Anthony at Pontchartrain 10 Wildair Dr. -20 St. Louis Cathedral Derbigny at 1-30 Dillard Univ Campus City of New Orleans Ground Elevations From Canal St. at the Mississippi River to the Lakefront at U.N.O. UNO Side of Walright Dr Wainright Dr. at L.C. Simon
Transcribed Image Text:Elevations in Feet NGVD Link to Hurricane Katrina Please read the link above and/or any other links that you find on the Internet (of course, cite the other links). After your investigation, explain why you think New Orleans should have been rebuilt or not. Be sure to expand on your reasons with examples from the reading. New Orleans Area Map Pontchartrain Floodwall Along 30 Mississippi River New Orleans 23 FT 20 18 FT Project Flowline SPH Design Avg Annual Highwater 14 FT 10 Gentily Ridge Elevation 11.5 FT Normal Lake 1.0 FT Level Hurricane Protection Levee & Floodwall 30 20 17.5 FT 10 -10 -20 UND River Bank Canal St. Esplanade at St. Claude Gentilly Blvd St. Anthony at Pontchartrain 10 Wildair Dr. -20 St. Louis Cathedral Derbigny at 1-30 Dillard Univ Campus City of New Orleans Ground Elevations From Canal St. at the Mississippi River to the Lakefront at U.N.O. UNO Side of Walright Dr Wainright Dr. at L.C. Simon
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