The Katrina Myth; the Truth about a thoroughly unnatural disaster

[markpkessinger]

2. It wasn't only the badly engineered levies the Corp. of Engineers was responsible for . . .

. . . The entire system of levees that exists up and down the length of the Mississippi -- ACE projects one and all -- has contributed to the erosion of the protective delta that once stood between New Orleans and the Gulf. Rivers generally, when they near the end of their course, widen and slow down, allowing for silt collected upstream to settle and create delta areas. The effect of the levees has had the effect of speeding up the current of the river substantially by forcing the water into a narrower channel. The result is that the Mississippi now shoots into the Gulf like a fire hose, far too fast to allow for the build up of delta.