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Tsunamis, Floods, Earthquakes And Systems Scientists

February 11, 2010

A geospatial and engineering study, recently conducted by my firm in support of relief operations in Haiti, shows that much of the island nation is susceptible to landslides.  And by “much,” I mean MUCH.  About 80%.  This should not be surprising considering young volcanic rock, active tectonics and steep slopes.  Easily-weathered, clay-rich soil at an [...]

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Katrina Negligence Ruling Could Cost Feds

November 19, 2009

Woke up today to this bit of news. HammHawk is right. This could be big. [U.S. District Judge Stanwood] Duval sided with six residents and one business who argued the Army Corps’ shoddy oversight of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish. He [...]

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It Can Be Done

November 4, 2009

General Robert Van Antwerp, chief of the US Army Corps of Engineers, recently stated that “New Orleans can no longer be protected from hurricane storm surges” and that “half of Louisiana will be under water by 2100.” Back off, man. I’m a scientist. The latest research indicates that sea level will rise at most 1 [...]

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Barack Obama In New Orleans Today

October 15, 2009

How far we have come from 2005. Have we? The picture at top right was taken earlier this year. The fate of Charity hospital is still unknown. New Orleans is still at risk of flooding because of inadequate levees. How far we have come from 2005. Our first desi president. Keeping the harmony. Our Nobel-prize-winning [...]

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Katrina & The Flood – Four Years On

August 28, 2009

Since leaving New Orleans for Ohio (and San Jose, Boston, Vermont, Chicago and Colorado) five months ago, I’ve met a lot of people. There are those who exclaim “Oh, New Orleans, wow, that must have been exciting!” and ones who ask with genuine concern, “Were you there when …?” In these rolling spice-starved foothills of [...]

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A Decade Of Blogging

August 27, 2009

The blog turns 10 this week apparently. Perhaps in its current template form, given that the whole concept of logging ideas, updates and rants on the web in plain, vanilla HTML pages definitely predates 1999.  Whenever and however it exploded, I am glad it did, as seen in how the weblog and forthcoming social media [...]

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Liveblogging From RT4: Sports Panel

August 22, 2009

Liveblogging as usual, so keep checking back here for updates.  Also follow the #risingtide and #rt4 hashtags on Twitter. Wanna know how I feel about sports this week?  Yeah. Sports panel, hosted by Jeffrey Pants: Alejandro de los Rios, reporter/blogger for the Gambit, Patrick Armstrong of Hurricane Radio, Leo McGovern, editor/publisher of ANTIGRAVITY Magazine, Chris [...]

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Liveblogging From RT4: The Ashleys!

August 22, 2009

Liveblogging as usual, so keep checking back here for updates.  Also follow the #risingtide and #rt4 hashtags on Twitter. The fourth annual Ashley Morris Award For Excellence In Blogging goes to … American Zombie!  Jacques Morial accepting on behalf of Dambala. Sinn Fein and Ashe. FYYFF! Update: Video of Oyster’s introduction and Jacques’s acceptance speech [...]

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Liveblogging From RT4: New Orleans Institute Presentation

August 22, 2009

Liveblogging as usual, so keep checking back here for updates.  Also follow the #risingtide and #rt4 hashtags on Twitter. You want a citizen journal, you’ve got a citizen journal: Ariella Cohen talks to us about the New Orleans Institute and announces the upcoming Orleans’s own investigative news site: New Orleans Public Record. Based on The [...]

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Liveblogging From RT4: Healthcare Panel

August 22, 2009

Liveblogging as usual, so keep checking back here for updates.  Also follow the #risingtide and #rt4 hashtags on Twitter. Healthcare panel includes public health Ph.D. candidate and local blogger Holly Scheib, Cecile Tebo, crisis unit coordinator for the NOPD and one of New Orleans magazine’s Top Ten Female Achievers; Dr Elmore Rigamer, medical director of [...]

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