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FULL CONDITIONS Western expert in doc Sat, August 25, 2007 A UWO engineer will be in a new film on hurricane Katrina. Home By KATHY RUMLESKI , FREE PRESS REPORTER News Opinion Slobodan Columnists Simonovic recently City & Region warned London Today about the threat of Today Index a Thames River Bars & Clubs flood that could be Books worse than 1937, CDs when thousands of Dating & Mating locals were left Entertainment homeless and a Events rescue worker Fashion killed. Food & Restaurants Health and Wellness Now Western's Movies Institute for Music Catastrophic Loss Reduction director lends his expertise to a Pets & Nature documentary about hurricane Katrina. Recreation & Leisure Shopping Two years to the day after Katrina touched down in Louisiana, Thursday Ticket High River Blues will air Wednesday as part of Turning Points Travel of History on History Television. Sports Business Simonovic, an engineering expert in water resources, spent Classifieds more than two hours at the London dike doing interviews last Photo Galleries year for the documentary, which draws parallels between WEEKLY Katrina and the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Wheels Auto Seller More than 1,000 people lost their lives in that disaster. Careers Homes He talked to producers about the engineering aspects of Home Seller flooding and emergency management. Travel FEATURED Simonovic said there are some interesting parallels between Top 5 on Web the two extreme weather events. Podcasts

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Blogs Simonovic, a member of the international joint commission that Videos looked at 1997's Red River flood, said these catastrophes affect economics, politics, the environment and social CONTEST: Text and movement. Win Renewal occurs after these events, said Simonovic, who was CONTEST: Win Rush critical of the U.S. response to Katrina. Tickets "I don't see a renewal coming out of (Katrina). There is so little being done. FEMA and homeland security are really not doing anything to be better prepared or react more effectively."

He's hoping London will be prepared for flooding after his study Name of the Thames, presented this spring, showed floods will be City London more frequent.

"They took it quite seriously," he said. "I'm trying to provide, as much as possible, my professional expertise."

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