Mississippi Delta Region-Geologic Factors Promoting Ground Subsidence and Coastal Land Loss -University of New Orleans-Jan2009.pdf

Levee Design Issues revealed by Post-Katrina Studies in Louisiana

Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
Denver, CO - Oct. 31, 2007

Geologic Factors Promoting Ground Subsidence and Coastal Land Loss in the Mississippi Delta and the Great Debate About What to Do About It

Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists 50th Annual Meeting.
Los Angeles, CA - Sept. 28, 2007

Engineering Geologic Characterization of Levee Failures in New Orleans During Hurricane Katrina

Highway Geophysics - NDE Conference
St. Louis, MO Dec 6, 2006

Unraveling the Levee Failure in New Orleans During Hurricane Katrina -What We all Should Know

AEG Annual Meeting
Boston, MA Nov 1, 2006

The Role of Micropaleontology in
Assisting with the Characterization of the
Geology Beneath Failed New Orleans Levees

AEG Annual Meeting
Boston, MA Nov 1, 2006

Engineering Geologic Characterization
of Levee Failures in New Orleans
During Hurricane Katrina

Invited Presentation at symposium on Geoscience Advocacy and Communicating with the Public Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA Oct 23, 2006

Hurricane Katrina and the Critical Role
of the Media in Shaping Public Policy

The Lessons of Katrina - What We Should All Know
Society of American Military Engineers
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Oct 5, 2006

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Part 1 - A Category 5 Hurricane

Part 2 - Overtopping of Flood Control Structures

Part 3 - Systemic Failures of Flood Control Infrastructure

Part 4 - Policy Issues That Will Likely Be
Addressed by Congress

Part 5 - Emergency Preparedness Issues

Part 6 - Critial Role of the Media in Disaster Excercises, Public Education, and the Real Thing

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Part 1 - Why The Mississippi River and Its Levees Continue To Rise

Part 2 - The Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, 1928-1973

Part 3 - Impact of Hurricanes On New Orleans and The Gulf Coast, 1900-1998

Part 4 - Hurricane Katrina Strikes New Orleans, August 2005

Part 5 - Lessons Learned and Conclusions