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Significant flooding in New Orleans resulted from heavy rains associated with Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the city's flood protection systems. Credit: U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
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Significant flooding in New Orleans resulted from heavy rains associated with Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the city's flood protection systems. Credit: U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit