print email comment close New Orleans: A Perilous Future URL: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/new-orleans/new-orleans-text Description: This August 2007 magazine feature examines the risks of a future disaster such as Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. It discusses the efforts to rebuild levees and other flooding protection systems since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the challenges of protecting New Orleans from future hurricanes. Includes photos, video clips, an interactive graphic of New Orleans levees, field notes, and related material. From National Geographic Magazine. Publisher: National Geographic Society Extra Keywords bayou floodwall floodgate canal LII Database Information: Record 24313 created by Jennifer English on 08/15/2007 Last modification on 06/07/2008 Published: 08/23/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24313