Their Levees - Our Levees

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Published on Thursday, January 12, 2006 by CommonDreams.org

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Their Levees - Our Levees

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Here's how the British hold back the waters from flooding London:

River Thames Barrier protecting london from Flooding Millenium Dome

And the Dutch solution to protecting an entire nation that mostly rests below sea level:

The Delta Works in The Netherlands

The Italians are defending their city on the sea, Venice:

Venice Water Authority's MoSE Gates

And...
Here's how the richest, most powerful and technologically advanced
nation on earth protected against the long-forecasted flooding of New Orleans:

New Orleans 2005

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