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Drainage in New Orleans, Louisiana has been a major concern since the founding of the city in the early 18th century, remaining an important factor in the history of New Orleans through today. Flooding threatens New Orleans from three sources: the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain, and natural rainfall. Artificial levees have been built to keep out rising river and lake waters but have had the negative effect of keeping rainfall in. New Orleans was originally built on natural levees along the Mississippi River that were a result of soil deposits left from the river’s annual floods. The site chosen for New Orleans had many advantages. Because it sits where distance between the river and Lake Pontchartrain is shortest, Louisiana Indians had long used the area as a depot and market for goods carried between the two waterways. The narrow strip of land also aided rapid troop movements, and the river’s crescent shape slowed ships approaching from downriver and exposed them to gunfire, however flooding was always a hazard. The first artificial levees and canals were built in early colonial times. They were erected to protect New Orleans against routine flooding from the Mississippi River. The ‘back of town’ away from the river originally drained down into the swamps running toward Lake Pontchartrain. Flooding from the lake side was rare and less severe as most of the old town had been built on high ground along the riverfront. As the city grew, demand for more land encouraged expansion into lower areas more prone to periodic flooding. For most of the 19th century most residential buildings were raised up at least a foot above street level (often several feet), since periodic flooding of the streets was a certainty at the time. In the 1830s state engineer George T. Dunbar proposed an ambitious system of underground drainage canals beneath the streets. The goal was to drain water by gravity into the low lying swamps, supplementing this with canals and mechanical pumps. The first of the city’s steam engine powered drainage pumps, adapted from a ship’s paddle wheel and used to push water along the Orleans Canal out to Bayou St. John, was constructed in this decade. However, only a few of Dunbar’s plans were actually implemented as the panic of 1837 largely ended major systematic improvements for a generation. In 1859 surveyor Louis H. Pilié improved the drainage canals, bricking in some portions. Four large steam ‘draining machines’ were built to push water through the canals into the lake. In 1871, some 36 miles (58 km) of canals were built in the city for both improved drainage and small vessel shipping within town. However, despite earlier efforts, at the end of the 19th century it was still common for water to cover streets from curb to curb after rainstorms, sometimes for days. In 1893, the city government formed the Drainage Advisory Board to come up with better solutions to the city’s drainage problems. Extensive topographical maps were made and some of the nation’s top engineers were consulted. In 1899, a bond was floated, and a 2 mill per dollar property tax approved, which funded and founded the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans. The Sewerage & Water Board had the responsibility of draining the city along with constructing a modern sewage and tap water system for the city, which, at the time, still relied heavily on cisterns and outhouses. (A different entity, the Orleans Levee Board, is in charge of supervision of the city’s levee and floodwall system. )The Sewerage & Water Board found A. Baldwin Wood, a young engineer who not only supervised the plans for improved drainage and pumping, but also invented a number of improvements in pumps and plumbing in the process. These improvements were not only used in New Orleans, but adopted all over the world. As the 20th century progressed, much of the land that had previously been swampland or considered fit for no other use than cow pasture (due to periodic flooding), was dr p flooding automobiles Mississippi flood thunder katrina warfare River St. Louis Post-Dispatchflood reef stranded HITS TENNESSEE Missouri evacuation truck drowning crash accident great flood of 2011 flow 17th street canal Rain Diane Sawyer America disaster News missouri rising water cbs Flooding 2011Mississippi nature Arkansas park Riverside Drive custom showoff courier Hernando desoto Bridge flying rafting Update-08-05–2011 floods lightning rising Army Corp of Engineers analysis CNTV st. Thumbs evacuate media mos levee blown snowboard gatehouse early girardeau emergency uranium melt-down fuel-rodshannibal vehicle tributaries cutoff racing levee interviews airplanes Mississippi Rising EngineersMis
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This is a continuation of the Mississippi River flood currently taking place. As more and more people have become aware of the danger’s that are looming for the state of Louisiana they are also becoming aware of choices that have been made in this dilemma.
One major decision that has come up in our current situation was to blow some levees, which they did in the first week of May, 2011. Upon doing this they saved some small town and redirected the flow of the water from the Mississippi.
Now there is a threat of Baton Rouge, La and New Orleans, La being flooded out by the swollen Mississippi River. As a result, another decision regarding levees had to be made and that was to open the Morganza spillways with the objective of again, redirecting the flow of the flooding Mississippi. They wish to sacrifice thousands of acres of farm land in and flood it all out, in order to save these two majorly populated cities – Material objects have been traded for food.
With an ever growing threat of food shortage our country can’t take a drop in food production, on top of rising prices for gas and food. This could very well begin a string of famine that could cause a lot of losses of life over the coming year.
Finally, one can’t help but wonder, with all the predictions over the past few thousands of years, modern sciences predictions of this area flooding, is it all true? Can all of these predictions actually be coming true? Will Louisiana and parts of Texas permanently be flooded? With the BP Oil spill and it’s effects on the area, the land in southern New Orleans won’t be able to handle the weight of flood levels of water. It will quite literally weaken the land and cause an even bigger problem…
This video outlines all of these points in great detail! The west coast of the United States is going to flood too. For with all these predictions, there has always been a second part to it – and that is the flooding of the west coast as well. There are talks of beginning drilling in Alaska. Another oil disaster, mixed with the active earthquakes in the region, may be all they need to create the same stages of devastation on the west coast as well. After this happens, America will be permanently devastated and unrecognizable!
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Music:
“I’ll Find Home,” feat: Bryan Evans
Lyrics, Music by Dr. W.A.R.
Off the album, “Tha Plan”
“No More Obama”
Lyrics, Music by Dr. W.A.R.
Off the album, “Tha Plan”
“Shays’ Rebellion,” feat: Alex Jones
Music by Enigma
Lyrics by Dr. W.A.R.
Off the Album, “Tha Plan”
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Cips of Jesse Ventura’s Conspiracy Theory courtesy of TruTV. “The Gulf Oil Spill” orginally aired 12/10/2010.
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News clip used courtesy of Fox News. www.foxnews.com
News clip used courtesy of CNBC. http://www.cnbc.com/
Special thanks to all that allowed this compilation possible! Without your information, hard work, and presentation, this video wouldn’t have been possible! Lets keep working together to bring the American people the truth!
Duration : 0:21:27
The Mississippi River continues to rise on Mud Island in Memphis, TN on May 7, 2011. Mud Island River Park on the south end of the island is nearly completely covered by the rising river waters. The parking area for riverboat cruises is under several feet of water. This video is shot from the intersection of Monroe Avenue and Riverside Drive in downtown Memphis.
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As the Mississippi River continues to rise to near-record cresting, residents in Memphis are paring for the worst. Randall Pinkston reports on the latest of the city’s flood alert.
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As the weather improves here, I don’t want to forget that there are still people out there struggling because of flooding and other weather related issues.
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As of May of 2011 we’ve all noticed that the Mississippi has reached Record Breaking flood levels that haven’t been touched since 1937. The government has organized destruction of levees to help direct the flow of the flood in an attempt to save certain land masses. Whether or not this is a good thing or bad thing, it cannot be denied that there is a historical flood taking place before our eyes.
What is interesting however is whether or not these events were known about. An interesting fact is that this flood event has been studied and predicted by modern scientists around the world for decades. There have been maps produced and various airings of this information to show just where these scientists believe the floods will take place, however nothing on a mass scale to inform citizens in these areas of the possibility. It was believed this event would take place in 2011 or 2012. I believe we’re watching it take place before our eyes!
Also, if this event is in fact true, and this area of the U.S. does in fact end up under water, then there is another region in our Country that is in danger and that is the entire west coast. These aren’t hollow predictions or spiritual predictions but rather what we all claim to wish to have when dealing with events of this scale – scientific proof. From all the studies done over the past few decades, and with all the hypothesis handed out by countless Scientists, I’d say this is something we should take seriously!
The west coast has been cluttered with earthquakes all up and down the west coast since Jan. of this year, and notably more than usual in this small amount of time! Is it possible that a major earthquake on the west coast could be the cause of a possible flood of Washington, California, and Oregon? Is this just another case of misplaced fear, or truth that can be taken as a warning?
(see these cluttered earthquakes at – http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/)
I suppose the answer to these question are up to you and will be determined by how this information is used!
“One Focus” – music by Rapitfly Beats, Lyrics by Dr. W.A.R.
“When you fall” – music by EA Productions, Lyrics by Dr. W.A.R. – taken off of “Tha Plan” by Dr. W.A.R.
Brad Meltzer’s Decoded footage used courtesy of The History Channel. http://www.history.com/shows/brad-meltzers-decoded
News clip courtesy of Fox News. www.foxnews.com
News clip courtesy of Associated Press. www.ap.org
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As the Mississippi River continues to rise to near-record cresting, residents in Memphis are paring for the worst. Randall Pinkston reports on the latest of the city’s flood alert.
Duration : 0:2:13
Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/iLD8CQ
The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, forcing the city of Memphis to evacuate homes as they wait for the river to peak, which is expected as early as tonight. Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the surging flood waters from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and the Army Corps of Engineers’ Steve Stockton.
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From Tom Lee Park in Memphis, this is a video of the Mighty Mississippi River, the Interstate 40 Bridge, Arkansas shoreline and the Memphis skyline including the Great American Pyramid.Watch closely to see Elvis!
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Beautiful Riverfront home just off Hwy 66 in Sevierville TN. This beautiful home offers over 3000 square feet with 3br/3ba and a massive 3 car garage. This yard is a masterpiece, with 120 feet on the Little Pigeon River. Boat and Dock are included, the fish don’t have a chance. Enjoy the evening under one of the Wheeping Willow trees, or sit back in the all glass sunroom that overlooks this sweeping riverfront lawn. This home was priced at $349,900. And Reduced to $249,900. Contact Ned Lines at Mountain Lake Realty, llc. 865-453-0053. Anytime.
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