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The Devastation Of New Orleans And The Coming Age Of Superstorms
Little, Brown and Company
August 2006
On Sale: August 16, 2006
384 pages
ISBN: 031601642X
EAN: 9780316016421
Hardcover
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At 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome. Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the ceiling, dripping and pouring into the stands, the mezzanine, and the football field. Without ventilation, the air began to get gamy with the smell of sweat and garbage. The bathrooms stopped working. Many people slept; others waited, mostly in silence.
 Media BuzzDiane Rehm Show - NPR - May 13, 2010
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