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Is the story of Hurricane Katrina over or is there a sequel waiting to happen?
August 29, 2005 marks the second anniversary of a hurricane disaster that still affects millions of people in New Orleans and the Louisiana-Mississippi region.
After billions of dollars have been spent in the effort to help the survivors return to some semblance of normal life, the threat of another Katrina and the potential for damage continues.
Katrina was a Category 4 hurricane but the levee system was originally designed to protect against a Category 3. Will the new and refurbished levee system be adequate to protect against another Katrina or a Category 5?
Activity: Scientists predict that global warming will produce more hurricanes each season than in the past and also more frequent major hurricanes. Water damage is one of the major hazards produced by all hurricanes and levees are the major way of helping to reduce or prevent major damage from flooding.
- Will the new and repaired system of levees be able to withstand forces similar to Katrina to protect the well-being and property of New Orleans citizens?
- Are hurricanes that are more powerful than Katrina destined to hit New Orleans in the future?
- Can the new levee system protect against more than one major storm in the next hurricane season?
- What other solutions to flood control are being proposed?
These and other engaging and essential questions can be answered by students when teachers copy and use the new eLibrary Science BookCart: Hurricanes, Levees, and Flood Control.
This BookCart includes essential questions for critical thinking and thirty resources that students can select from to answer these questions (and others created by teachers) that focus on knowledge of science and engineering.
First, copy this BookCart to My Local Carts. (Learn how.)
Click the ProQuest Carts tab and then click the eLibrary Science—BookCarts folder. Edit your copy that will be titled: "Copy of Hurricanes, Levees, and Flood Control."
Delete "Copy of" and enter a new author first and last name before saving your local version of the model. |
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