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November 9, 2009

Tropical Storm IDA Public Advisory

At 9 AM CST...1500 UTC...all hurricane warnings and watches along the Gulf Coast have been discontinued. A tropical storm warning is now in effect from Grand Isle Louisiana eastward to the Aucilla River Florida... including New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.
A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 24 hours.

Cargo ship leaks oil in Gulf of Mexico | UPI.com

A hole in the hull of a cargo ship near the Mississippi River near Louisiana caused a 12,000-gallon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Divers inspected the hull were waiting Saturday for parts for plugging the hole to arrive, the Coast Guard said.

Diverting Sediment-rich Water Below New Orleans Could Lead To Extensive New Land | ScienceDaily Science News

The land would equal almost half the acreage otherwise expected to disappear during that period, a new study shows.

As the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico, it deposits its load of sediment in a delta. View of the lower Mississippi River delta below New Orleans, with predictions for new land. (Credit: AGU/EOS)

NYC & New Orleans bonded by Navy USS New York | USATODAY.com

Spectators wave American flags through the fog as the USS New York sails down the Mississippi River through the Port of New Orleans on Tuesday. The $1.2 billion Navy ship was built with 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the 9/11 attacks is on its way to New York its home port.
By Sean Gardner for USA TODAY

turn Mississippi River into a power plant? WWL - AM870 | FM105.3

Today in downtown New Orleans, a company holds public meetings to talk about its plans to use the Mighty Mississippi to create electric power for the region. Free Flow Power wants to use the river current to make an electric current.

High Water at New Orleans; (historical: 1893) River Reaches a Point Never Before Touched... nytimes.com | The New York Times

River Reaches a Point Never Before Touched-Subsiding Now.
[June 21, 1893]
The river yesterday reached the highest known mark at this place, but by noon today the gaguge registered a fall of two inches. The fine weather, compared to the rain and wind of the day before, may have had something to do with this, but it is generally accepted as bearing out the prediction of the chiefs of the United States and State Engineer Bureaus here, who claimed that the highest point had been reached by the river and that unless there should be a succession of storms the water would steadily decline and that the greater danger was past.

Canada's 20th Annual Breakbulk Conference being held In New Orleans, Louisana | The Gov Monitor

The trade mission to the 20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition, being held from October 13 to 15, 2009, is led by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), in cooperation with the Independent Marine Ports Association of Canada.

USS New York hoping for grand New Orleans send-off | New Orleans Metro Real Time News | NOLA.com

As the USS New York winds down the Mississippi River from Avondale on Tuesday, Oct. 13, en route to its namesake city, local business leaders hope the levees are lined with well-wishers to give the ship's crew a New Orleans farewell.

Mississippi River delta reconstruction for sale? SunHerald.com

Louisiana, scene of one of the biggest environmental reconstruction projects in U.S. history, could become a major player in emerging cap-and-trade markets by selling "carbon credits" tied to the restoration of its Mississippi River delta.
At least that's the hope of Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal.

New Orleans Pumps Under Presure Part 1: With canals vulnerable, Army Corps moves swiftly after storm | 89.3 KPCC | Southern California Public Radio

Four years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina tore into New Orleans. Hundreds of people lost their lives when floodwalls and levees protecting them failed. In the years since, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has worked to rebuild the hurricane protection system. An Army Corps engineer based in Los Angeles has charged that a key part of that system, pumping equipment on canals, will not work. KPCC’s Molly Peterson has carried out an extensive investigation of the engineer’s claim, and she has found that it could very well be true. In the first of four reports, Molly explains why New Orleans needed those new pumps.

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