This is a topographic map of the city of New Orleans. It has a base map underneath which shows familiar roads and landmarks that separate parts of the city. The different elevation below and above sea level is displayed with different shading colors, dark blue being the lowest and white being the highest. Most of New Orleans is below the sea level which makes me wonder why this city was constructed here in the first place. This city is only allowed to survive because of human ingenuity, yet sometime this fails as was the case during Katrina. In my opinion, New Orleans needs to be relocated to a different area that is not constantly shifting or sinking rapidly into the sea. The Mississippi Delta is also constantly shifting so trying to develop next to such a raw source of power is a pretty dumb idea. To preserve this culture we need to act now and not wait until the city is completely leveled.
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