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Holding Back the Sea: Struggle on Gulf Coast to Save America
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Holding Back the Sea: Struggle on Gulf Coast to Save America
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Holding Back the Sea: Struggle on Gulf Coast to Save America
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is about the consequences of ignoring the warning signs that nature provides and the struggle to convince the rest of the country that South Louisiana lay in the path of destruction. The signs were not subtle; there were Hurricanes Andrew in 1992, George and Mitch in 1998, and Ivan in 2004, among others. At one time or another in their journeys north, they all threatened New Orleans. Some had headed right for the city before veering to the east and west, sparing the Big Easy and reinforcing the nickname. But the Big Easy ended at least in reputation on August 29, 2005, when the Big One came ashore as Katrina.