After fast growth from Category 2 to Category 4 in two days, storm made landfall near Cameron, La., early on Aug. 27, but earlier predicted "unsurvivable" storm surge was less than anticipated.
In a few weeks, workers will begin to dismantle the temporary pumps and floodgates that have been in place along the New Orleans lakefront since the year after Hurricane Katrina.
With much of north Florida’s design and construction community engaged in damage assessment and recovery, ENR talked with Jason Bird, resilience practice leader for Jacobs Engineering, about how engineers can lead the way forward.