levees
Levees
From collapsing floodwalls in New Orleans to high-tech mechanical storm surge barriers in Europe, we’ll explore the 2,500-year history of keeping rivers and tides at bay by erecting levees. To get a lesson on how [...]
Engineering Disasters: New Orleans
One of the deadliest natural disasters experienced by US, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans — submerging it under a torrent of floodwater. We investigate why the levees and water-pumping system failed and join “Geological Detectives” [...]
