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What happens to New Orleans’ levees when a Category 4 hurricane hits?

Aug 29, 2025 - 18:28
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What happens to New Orleans’ levees when a Category 4 hurricane hits?
Big boat in a tree after Hurricane Katrian in 2005.

The city’s $23 billion levee system is only rated to withstand a Category 3. 

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