1.) Why did New Orleans flood? Include both types of levees, a discussion of wetlands and the modification the the Mississippi River.
New Orleans flooded for a variety of reasons. The first and most prominent reason that New Orleans flooded was the fact that it is seven to ten feet below sea level. The city of New Orleans is actually shaped like a bowl, so once water began flooding in, it is just following the course of gravity, which means flooding into the center of the city. In “The Storm that Drowned a City,” they describe the shape of the city as “a gigantic ...
