A seawall in Galveston buffers storm surge from the Gulf. Bayous and man-made channels drain water from the region. Levees protect suburban neighborhoods, and lakes meant to be sources for ...
(The MR-GO is a man-made waterway built to offer oceangoing ships a direct route between New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.) The MR-GO's levees, which make up the easternmost length of the ring ...
The Mid-South is particularly vulnerable because of its topography. That land is so flat, we rely on man-made dams and levees to control the water.
A seawall in Galveston buffers storm surge from the Gulf. Bayous and man-made channels drain water from the region. Levees protect suburban neighborhoods, and lakes meant to be sources for ...