Will the drought help NOLA at all?

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Will the drought help NOLA at all?

#1 Postby BReb » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:59 pm

I read that the Mississippi River is at almost historically low levels - will this help the situation to any significant degree? Also, Louisiana is in a bad drought- might this mean that the marshlands aren't as wet as they would otherwise be and thus might hold up the storm surge a bit?
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Another point ...

#2 Postby BReb » Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:03 pm

on another unrelated point (didn't want to start another thread) New Orleans has been devastated by the Formosan "super termites." I expect there are a lot of wooden structures that will simply fall apart when the winds hit them.
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#3 Postby Brent » Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:04 pm

Probably not... 20-25 foot surge is still 20-25 feet and over your head and most structures.
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#4 Postby Brent » Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:04 pm

Probably not... 20-25 foot surge is still 20-25 feet and over your head and most structures.
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