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Again, excellent work. Fox News needs to hire you. They have been extremely dopey on hurricane coverage. That guy Bill Hammer is so clueless. I'm glad they pulled Trace what's his name off. Well after we all knew better (last week) he had the "ENTIRE city of New Orleans 12-22 feet below sea level." I hate to say it but they simply get the facts wrong. Too bad; I like the fair and balanced politics and they do not blame Bush for everything but they are pathetic when it comes to a story on geography or physical sciences.

On the industrial canal. From NOAA charts of the area it looks like there is quite a bit of port and commercial activity along the industrial canal. I have not cruised it personally and the NOAA charts do not get updated very frequently, but if they close off MR GO AND the lock it would make these port areas pretty much land locked with access only by coming all the way around from the Lake.

If they opened up the lock the water in the canal would be much higher. This points to the really funky thing about the NOLA area: the River is highest point. It is just a wild concept to think that if you stand on the bank of the River and walk away you walk down hill.

It is just a wild concept to think that if you stand on the bank of the River and walk away you walk down hill.

It is even weirder during flood stage when you walk or drive up the levee and are suddenly confronted with that giant river and it is 10 - 20 feet above the ground behind the levee.