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  • Why one meteorologist says New Orleans tops America's flood-risk list

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📰 News we're reading

• Meteorologist warns these U.S. cities face growing flood risks (wheninyourstate.com) — New Orleans is singled out as the top concern on a meteorologist's list of U.S. cities facing growing flood risk from sea level rise and heavy rain. The piece explains how the city's levees, pumps, and drainage already battle its low-lying geography, and stresses that future choices on defenses, planning, and adaptation will shape how residents live with increasing water threats.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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