Edi said the bridge collapsed during Saturday's big flood when wood and bamboo hit the suspension bridge's pillar.
If the proposal gathers steam and is enacted, he predicts "the same thing as last December, with another big flood of people giving away assets because they can, " he says.
Recent efforts have slowed the erosion, but, after Katrina and Rita, scientists say a major restoration is in order, not just for gators and birds, but to protect a new New Orleans from the next big flood.
By feeding into his model both some recent science on the increased risks of dramatic climate change, and the possibility of such catastrophes as a rise in sea level big enough to flood London and New York, he calculates that the range of possible outcomes lies somewhere between 5% and 20% of global output over the next century or two.
Sits for weeks surrounded by sandbags and a big inner tube during a 2011 flood.
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There seems to be a flood of venture funding for Big Data plays.
And big bucks is exactly what we can expect to flood the Badger State should these two political heavyweights agree to square off in the battle to replace Senator Herb Kohl who announced his retirement after four terms in the United States Senate.
That has given a big boost to domestic spending but raised concerns that the flood of liquidity will push up inflation, fuel bubbles in shares and housing, and store up bad loans.
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Kudos to Salesforce for opening a flood of both cheery and doubting opinions on its big day.
Building snowmen could help prevent a big thaw causing more flooding in the two counties, a flood advice group has said.
Josh Flood, an ABI analyst, says after seeing more big phones hit the market, he amended the upper end of what qualifies as a phablet to 6.5 inches from 5.5 inches.
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Less than 1% of money for preventive works in a big federal investment plan (called the PAC) found its way to flood-prone Rio de Janeiro state last year.
From the delicate stampede of pointy kitten heels and sensible block-heeled sandals to the flood of frame bags and collar-grazing necklaces, little touches are capable of creating big changes in attitude.
The big domino of a U.S. downgrade has finally fallen, and now a tsunami of downgrades will flood the states and corporate America.
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