Transforming New Orleans into a City at Sea is a big challenge, but engineers have the technology to build it.
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Mega Engineering: Building a Floating City
Transforming New Orleans into a City at Sea is a big challenge, but engineers have the technology to build it.
Added: Jun 19, 2009
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