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Louisiana island that’s is home to first "climate change" refugees
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:04 am
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:04 am
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What's the OT think: Natural causes (erosion, hurricanes) or "Global Warming"
What's the OT think: Natural causes (erosion, hurricanes) or "Global Warming"
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The threat of climate change and its consequences have sparked worry among the residents of the Isle de Jean Charles — a small square of land off the coast of Louisiana that could completely sink beneath the water before the turn of the century.
Located roughly 80 miles from New Orleans, the Isle de Jean Charles since 1955 has lost about 98% of its land mass to rising sea levels, hurricanes and the construction of oil and gas canals along the marsh, CNN reported.
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Should the current rate of global warming continue, sea levels could potentially rise more than three feet in the next several decades and completely swallow the land — a growing concern for those whose families have called the island home for centuries
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Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:07 am to JOJO Hammer
That land is sinking along with the rest of the coast...
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:08 am to JOJO Hammer
climate change a non factor there.....
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:10 am to JOJO Hammer
No wonder Adidas was trying to give it away.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:10 am to JOJO Hammer
Blow the levees south of New Orleans and the land would start to rebuild. Just like below the Wax Lake Outlet.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:12 am to JOJO Hammer
Man's impact on the global climate is highly debatable.
Man's impact on the coast of Louisiana is a proven fact. We're solely responsible for its destruction.
Man's impact on the coast of Louisiana is a proven fact. We're solely responsible for its destruction.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:14 am to JOJO Hammer
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sea levels could potentially rise more than three feet in the next several decades
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:14 am to JOJO Hammer
CNN reported....
It hasn't sunk you dumb morons,it eroded as ive seen many times with parts of islands being eroded by hurricanes and constants winds bearing waves on beaches wearing away large chunks of islands in la. CNN will stop at nothing and blame it on climate changes like obumer alleged that we are in a crisis with climate change when we are not.... they been using that money to spend elsewhere and calling it climate change money when its not
It hasn't sunk you dumb morons,it eroded as ive seen many times with parts of islands being eroded by hurricanes and constants winds bearing waves on beaches wearing away large chunks of islands in la. CNN will stop at nothing and blame it on climate changes like obumer alleged that we are in a crisis with climate change when we are not.... they been using that money to spend elsewhere and calling it climate change money when its not
This post was edited on 3/7/17 at 8:17 am
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:15 am to JOJO Hammer
We have cut so many trenches in the land that Salt water intrusion kills all the plants/trees. Therefore, the land erodes faster. Global warming not a factor here.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:16 am to JOJO Hammer
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since 1955 has lost about 98% of its land mass to rising sea levels, hurricanes and the construction of oil and gas canals along the marsh
It sounds like the answer is "All of the Above."
Sea level rise may just finish it off.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:18 am to Bmath
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since 1955 has lost about 98% of its land mass to rising sea levels, hurricanes and the construction of oil and gas canals along the marsh
It sounds like the answer is "All of the Above."
They left out the main reason... levees and spillways along the Mississippi that prevent silt deposits that would help build the land back up annually.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:19 am to Bmath
Cnn are snowflakes and still believe what obumer and his cronies allegde,d0ctored and lied about concerning climate change occuring... lol
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:19 am to chew4219
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Blow the levees south of New Orleans and the land would start to rebuild. Just like below the Wax Lake Outlet.
Control of the Mississippi River is one or the biggest economic problems facing both LA and the United States, IMO, and it only gets press when it's on the brink of failure. It's alot like New Orleans pre-Katrina - everyone knew it was a ticking time bomb and no one did anything about it.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:26 am to JOJO Hammer
Author probably read 98% land loss and ran with it. That area's problem is marsh degradation and erosion from oil and gas canals. Maybe by next several decades she means ~250 years?
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:30 am to KamaCausey_LSU
Extraction of oil & gas in the area has actually been the primary driver of the land sinking followed by oil & gas exploration activities (i.e. dredging canals) in the 50-90's has led to the destruction of this area.
You can see the same thing happening across the Louisiana marsh.
You can see the same thing happening across the Louisiana marsh.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:30 am to JOJO Hammer
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Located roughly 80 miles from New Orleans, the Isle de Jean Charles since 1955 has lost about 98% of its land mass to rising sea levels, hurricanes and the construction of oil and gas canals along the marsh, CNN reported.
I love how they put the bullshite reason in front of the true reasons I bolded.
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that could completely sink beneath the water before the turn of the century.
Oh no! How will they get out in time???
This post was edited on 3/7/17 at 8:56 am
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:31 am to JOJO Hammer
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Natural causes (erosion, hurricanes
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lost about 98% of its land mass to rising sea levels
FALSE
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, hurricanes
CORRECT
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and the construction of oil and gas canals along the marsh, CNN reported.
WHAT?
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:33 am to JOJO Hammer
I don't know, but that reminds me of the film (apparently inspired by the Isle) Beasts of the Southern Wild. Great film but atypical film, with an awesome score.
Are there really communities like that though, so close to civilization yet so strangely far from it?
Are there really communities like that though, so close to civilization yet so strangely far from it?
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:34 am to BugAC
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and the construction of oil and gas canals along the marsh, CNN reported.
WHAT?
Canals lead to intrusion of saltwater, which leads to loss of vegetation, which means no more root structures holding the land together, which leads to increased erosion.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:38 am to LSUBoo
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They left out the main reason... levees and spillways along the Mississippi that prevent silt deposits that would help build the land back up annually.
Well gee golly, I never considered this in my "All of the above" statement.
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