If you enjoyed this, you would enjoy reading the extended article by John McPhee about the control structure, linked to in the article above: http://www.newyor

If you enjoyed this, you would enjoy reading the extended article by John McPhee about the control structure, linked to in the article above: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1987/02/23/1987_02_23_039_TNY_CARDS_000347146 http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1987/02/23/1987_02_23_039_T... This and 2 other essays by McPhee were collected into a book, "The Control of Nature". The other essays, also quite long, were about debris flows in the LA basin, and about stopping an Icelandic volcanic flow which threatened a town and a port by spraying it with sea water. It's a fantastic book. http://www.johnmcphee.com/controlofnature.htm http://www.johnmcphee.com/controlofnature.htm