Power Hazard Forecasting Tool Gives New Orleans New Map
Sections of New Orleans remain flood-prone, but at least now residents can see where waters are most likely to rise after a storm.
Reconstruction planners and citizens of New Orleans received a powerful new risk assessment tool June 20 to guide their decisions. It is a flood analysis system developed by scientists working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that has evolved from their growing understanding of the power of hurricanes and the performance of engineered storm defenses. And while its first application is to floods in New Orleans, the scientists say it is designed to be applicable to assessing the probable performance of natural hazard defenses of any kind, anywhere.