While flicking through the channels today, I came across the programme I mentioned before called 'Cities of the Underworld'. In this episode, it looked into the underworld of New Orleans and how it saved and affected the Katrina incident.Cities of the Underworld:
Katrina Underground - When Hurricane Katrina hit, parts of New Orleans were devastated. Do the answers to protecting the city from global warning lie in its historical underworld?
Thoughts: The episode concentrated on not the so call 'secrets' of the underworld, but more of the defenses and structure of New Orlean's foundation that failed to divert the disaster of Katrina. In one case, it investigated the 'disappearing' marshlands near New Orleans which was a huge factor of why Katrina had such a dramatic effect on New Orleans. Due to global warming, the facts indicated waters are swallowing marshlands at a staggering rate of a football field every 45 minutes. The solution was to dig up earth from deep inside the region and pump it up back to the surface, causing new layers of marshlands. This is an intriguing story, as it kinda reflects on my project on a 'disappearing city'. If these measures are not to be put into place, then New Orleans would have disappeared from the face of the Earth. But by reusing natural resources, the marshlands have 'appeared' again and therefore saving the region.
