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Published online 3 September 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1078
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The levee watcher
Geologist David Rogers lambasted decision-makers after hurricane Katrina breached New Orleans' defences in 2005. As this year's hurricane season heats up, how much has changed?
In June 2006, Nature interviewed geologist David Rogers, who, as part of a team funded by the US National Science Foundation, helped to assess New Orleans' levee system after it was ravaged by hurricane Katrina (see Drilling for truth in New Orleans: a geologist's story.
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