[StBernard] Mythbuster #3.. More than half the nation lives in counties protected by levees

[Westley Annis]

	                                                  October 1, 2009

	

	
	
	FEMA has finally responded to a FOIA request Levees.org filed six
months ago.
	
	It turns out that the majority of the nation's population, 54.83%
lives in counties protected by levees.  That figure represents 156,615,630
people.
	
	Manmade levees, like navigational channels, highways and dams are
alterations to landscape, that if done irresponsibly can be devastating.
This may be what happened in north Georgia.
	
	This new data reaffirms the importance of understanding that levee
failure and flooding is not a strictly New Orleans nor a coastal problem.
	
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	Sandy Rosenthal
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	Click here for the levee information from FEMA.
	
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	New York Chapter
	bhschaffer at levees.org
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	California Chapter
	kc.costa at levees.org
	
	Florida Chapter
	DrLevine at levees.org
	
	Illinois Chapter
	derbes at levees.org
	
	Oregon Chapter
	Oregon at levees.org
	
	Launching soon: Chapter in Connecticut
	
	
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