Levees fail when data gets ignored. We know this. So why do engineers and officials keep making the same mistakes that flood entire cities? This episode traces a catastrophic failure that could've been prevented—and reveals what happens when the people who build our defenses stop listening to the numbers. You'll hear how one ignored warning became a warning for us all.

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