http://dearscience.org/2008/08/31/gustav/ Seattle's Only Scientist Sat, 12 May 2012 05:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://dearscience.org/2008/08/31/gustav/comment-page-1/#comment-304 evacuee in Austin Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:44:50 +0000 http://dearscience.org/?p=339#comment-304 Don't forget the wetlands. A hundred years ago, before oil companies cut thousands of miles of channels through the delta, there was a hell of a lot more land between New Orleans and the Gulf. That land absorbed the brunt of storm surges from hurricanes. Don’t forget the wetlands. A hundred years ago, before oil companies cut thousands of miles of channels through the delta, there was a hell of a lot more land between New Orleans and the Gulf. That land absorbed the brunt of storm surges from hurricanes.

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