claim: If a major hurricane is approaching with a predicted storm surge of 10-14 feet, are you really going to worry about a sea level rise of 1 inch per decade?”
evidence: Since the storm surge produced by the hurricane's right-front quadrant ( containing the strongest winds ) was forecast to be 28 feet ( 8.5 m ), while the levees offered protection to 23 feet ( 7.0 m ), emergency management officials in New Orleans feared that the storm surge could go over the tops of levees protecting the city, causing major flooding.