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Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears NEW ORLEANS - National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary.   Nations:U.S. Jamaica Mexico   Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina   Source:(AP)   2008-08-28 Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops NEW ORLEANS - On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, a nervous New Orleans watched Wednesday as another storm threatened to test everything the city has rebuilt, and officials made preliminary plans to evacuate people, pets and hospitals in an attempt to avoid a Katrina-style chaos.   Nations:U.S. Mexico   Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina   Source:(AP)   2008-08-27 New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders NEW ORLEANS - Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in the Big Easy, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten a lesson from four decades ago and believe once again that the federal government is constructing a levee system they can prosper behind.   Nations:U.S. Mexico   Activities:Vietnam War 2005 Hurricane Katrina   Source:(AP)   2008-08-24 New Orleans repeating deadly levee mistakes NEW ORLEANS - Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in the Big Easy, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten a lesson from four decades ago and believe once again that the federal government is constructing a levee system they can prosper behind.   Nations:U.S. Mexico   Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina   Source:(AP)   2008-08-23 Evacuations as rain bursts dam near Grand Canyon PHOENIX - Dozens of tourists and Hualapai Tribe members spent the night in shelters after being lifted out of a flood-devastated gorge off the side of the Grand Canyon by helicopters.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AP)   2008-08-18 Headlines Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears 2008-08-28 Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops 2008-08-27 New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders 2008-08-24 New Orleans repeating deadly levee mistakes 2008-08-23 Evacuations as rain bursts dam near Grand Canyon 2008-08-18 Burrowing muskrat causes levee to fail in Missouri 2008-06-27 The Floods: A Manmade Disaster? 2008-06-26 Midwest floods may leave small towns smaller 2008-06-26 Swollen Mississippi defeats another levee 2008-06-24 Can farmers salvage a soaked planting season? 2008-06-23 Mississippi River level rises beyond forecasts 2008-06-22 Floods engulf archaic levee system 2008-06-20 Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee 2008-06-17 Des Moines levee breach threatens neighborhood 2008-06-14 Cedar Rapids flood recedes; Des Moines levee fails 2008-06-14 Upper Midwest flooding forces evacuations 2008-06-13 Sandbagged levee holds in Iowa, protects city 2008-06-11 Iowa city looks to sandbags as levee breach looms 2008-06-11 Damming China's River Wild 2008-06-11 Wisconsin checks other dams for flood damage 2008-06-10 AP IMPACT: Leaky New Orleans levee alarms experts 2008-05-21 China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000 2008-05-12 Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery 2008-05-12 Did oil canals worsen Katrina's effects? 2008-01-20 Parts of China's Yangtze at lowest level in 140 years 2008-01-17 China's massive dam project causes worry 2007-12-30 China: Three Gorges impact not that bad 2007-11-22 As China's mega dam rises, so do strains and fear 2007-11-14 China faces twin woes of floods, drought 2007-07-31 China floods put Three Gorges Dam to the test 2007-07-31 Loose dykes spur China flood fears as hundreds die 2007-07-24 Corps asked to explain pump contract 2007-04-30 China's Yangtze river in peril 2007-04-15 WWF says pollution, dams threaten rivers 2007-03-19 Engineers: 122 levees at risk of failing 2007-02-01 Portugal brings forward completion of giant dam project to 2015 2007-01-28 China moves ahead with project to rival Three Gorges in size 2006-11-27 Google maps spotlight Earth's changes, wonders 2006-09-13 Venice film awards leave critics vexed 2006-09-10 'Still Life' director says Venice prize a sign of respect for Chinese 2006-09-10 China's "Still Life" surprise winner in Venice 2006-09-09 Chinese film added to Venice line-up 2006-09-04 Engineers worried on New Orleans levees 2006-08-26 China's third-largest dam gets go-ahead 2006-06-06 China marks completion of Three Gorges Dam 2006-05-20 Three Gorges dam is environmental catastrophe: Friends of the Earth 2006-05-19 China's controversial Three Gorges Dam nears finish 2006-05-18 China's 3 Gorges raises questions for future dams 2006-05-14 Construction starts on power station on China's Yellow River 2006-04-16 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed China faces twin woes of floods, drought 2007-07-31 China floods put Three Gorges Dam to the test 2007-07-31 China moves ahead with project to rival Three Gorges in size 2006-11-27 'Still Life' director says Venice prize a sign of respect for Chinese 2006-09-10 China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000 2008-05-12 As China's mega dam rises, so do strains and fear 2007-11-14 Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears 2008-08-28 China: Three Gorges impact not that bad 2007-11-22 Louisiana eyes Gustav, activates Guard troops 2008-08-27 Loose dykes spur China flood fears as hundreds die 2007-07-24 Chinese film added to Venice line-up 2006-09-04 Google maps spotlight Earth's changes, wonders 2006-09-13 Venice film awards leave critics vexed 2006-09-10 China shuts dam gates to block the mighty Yangtze 2003-06-01 New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders 2008-08-24 China's massive dam project causes worry 2007-12-30 China's "Still Life" surprise winner in Venice 2006-09-09 The Floods: A Manmade Disaster? 2008-06-26 Can farmers salvage a soaked planting season? 2008-06-23 Des Moines levee breach threatens neighborhood 2008-06-14 Damming China's River Wild 2008-06-11 WWF says pollution, dams threaten rivers 2007-03-19 China Opens Three Gorges Boat Lock 2003-06-16 Cracks in Three Gorges Dam to Be Fixed 2003-06-12 Three Gorges dam cracks reappear 2003-06-02

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