We think everyone should check out this handy-dandy website that gives an excellent ‘short take’ on New Orleans and the Great Flood of 2005.

Professor Stephen Nelson, Assoc Professor in Earth & Env Sciences at Tulane University created the site for his students.

Appropriately so, it starts out with a Myth Buster section and a geologic and human history of the city.

But, we think the best part is the section on The Hurricane Protection System. Using clear bullet points, it does a great job telling the story about the worst civil engineering disaster on U.S. soil. It provides an accurate description of the mistakes of those primarily responsible, the Army Corps of Engineers.

Check it out! Be sure to scroll about half way down.

http://go.levees.org/ProfNelson