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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/26/1401416221297236515-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601734When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans a decade ago, its destructive power was unprecedented. But these days, extreme weather events are becoming eerily common. How to prevent the next big storm from walloping the Big Easy? We might need to let the mouth of the Mississippi die.