print email comment close The Lost City of New Orleans? URL: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BJK/is_15_11/ai_68642805/pg_1 Description: This 2000 article discusses how pumping water out of New Orleans is causing it to sink, and that it is "sinking faster than many realize and could be under water within 50 years." Topics addressed include the system of levees, drainage canals, the decline of marshland near the city, and related insurance matters. From Risk & Insurance Magazine. Author: Widmer, Lori Publisher: FindArticles.com Extra Keywords wetlands Hurricane Katrina hurricanekatrina katrinaenvironment katrinafloodcontrol Library of Congress Subject Headings: Drainage Floods -- Louisiana -- New Orleans New Orleans (La.) Wetlands -- Louisiana LII Database Information: Record 1637 created by Maria Brandt on 09/02/2005 Last modification on 06/07/2007 Published: 09/02/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1637