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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:00 AM

Typhoon Wipha heads for Shanghai

1.6 million people have already been evacuated. Cue the climate-change/super-storm debate.
Andrew Leonard

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  • Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:45 AM

    Katrina comparison

    A direct hit on Shanghai, a metropolis of 18 million people and the financial hub of China, could make Katrina look like a minor squall.

    Any chance you could flesh out this comparison? Does Shanghai have an analogue of Katrina's system of levees (to fail)? Could large parts of it be rendered uninhabitable for years? I admit to even being flummoxed by the typhoon vs. hurricane thing.

    —Allen Knutson Read Allen Knutson's other letters

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