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Mississippi River could change its course forever during one major flood
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:13 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:13 am
Baton Rouge Advocate
Reading this article spooks me out a bit. As far-fetched as this article seems, remember that this article from 2013 also seemed far-fetched before 2016.
I didn't realize how close the control structure is to failing. Obviously it's still very strong and secure but one major flood could cause it to fail and if that happens, there's literally no going back. If it fails then the majority of the water would begin to flow through the Atchafalaya basin, resulting in the loss of Morgan City and many other towns and communities between the control structure and the gulf. The economic losses would be $14 million PER DAY and New Orleans would lose its status as a major port and would effectively die a quick economic death overnight.
Can you imagine the worldwide impacts? The unimaginable flooding?
Are there any experts who post here who can weigh in on this possibility?
Reading this article spooks me out a bit. As far-fetched as this article seems, remember that this article from 2013 also seemed far-fetched before 2016.
I didn't realize how close the control structure is to failing. Obviously it's still very strong and secure but one major flood could cause it to fail and if that happens, there's literally no going back. If it fails then the majority of the water would begin to flow through the Atchafalaya basin, resulting in the loss of Morgan City and many other towns and communities between the control structure and the gulf. The economic losses would be $14 million PER DAY and New Orleans would lose its status as a major port and would effectively die a quick economic death overnight.
Can you imagine the worldwide impacts? The unimaginable flooding?
Are there any experts who post here who can weigh in on this possibility?
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Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:14 am to TDsngumbo
Nature, you a muthafricka.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:15 am to soccerfüt
MS been trying to go down Atchafalaya for 40 yrs
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:15 am to TDsngumbo
These articles have been coming out at least once a year for the last 20 years it seems.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:15 am to TDsngumbo
This is not news. We learned this in Louisiana geography in the seventies.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:15 am to TDsngumbo
Damn
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:16 am to TDsngumbo
New Orleans is already slowly losing its port business
Would be an economic boom for St Mary Parish though
Would be an economic boom for St Mary Parish though
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:16 am to Duckhammer_77
If that happens, the gulf seawater will come upstream past Nola. I would think Nola port would still have deep water access
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:18 am to Cosmo
All those plants up and down the river would be screwed.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:19 am to TDsngumbo
They just have to keep pumping slurry into the voids which can be done indefinitely.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:21 am to TDsngumbo
You do realize the ms river has changed course several times
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:21 am to TDsngumbo
This changes everything.
Except I won’t change a single thing I normally do.
Except I won’t change a single thing I normally do.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:21 am to TDsngumbo
quote:
Can you imagine the worldwide impacts?
Worldwide? No, I cannot imagine them.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:22 am to TDsngumbo
Fake news
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:22 am to TDsngumbo
Depending on who you talk to, there are those that believe we came close to seeing this in the flood of 2011.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:26 am to TDsngumbo
If this happens, would BR still need a new bridge?
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:29 am to Cosmo
quote:
New Orleans is already slowly losing its port business
Odd since it's at an all time high right now
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:30 am to Cowboyfan89
Came closer to happening in 73.
It’s not going to happen in our lifetime. These stories come out every year to let Louisiana mooch for more money to waste on food stamps.
It’s not going to happen in our lifetime. These stories come out every year to let Louisiana mooch for more money to waste on food stamps.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:37 am to Jones
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Odd since it's at an all time high right now
Do you have the numbers to support this? I find it hard to believe that more goods are shipped through the Port of New Orleans than were shipped 30-40 years ago.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:40 am to TDsngumbo
This article comes out as the new water campus is coming online.
Coincidence...?
Coincidence...?
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