Controversies Following Hurricane Katrina (2005)
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, numerous levee failures caused catastrophic flooding of the Greater New Orleans area. The failure of the levees cast the spotlight on the Corps of Engineers who had built the levees. Several investigations have attempted to examine the cause of the levee failures.
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