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Posted on 2/17/22 at 7:54 am to Slippy
Guess it's a good thing that I'm at 33 feet above sea level then 
Posted on 2/17/22 at 7:54 am to Oilfieldbiology
I'm kidding.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 7:56 am to Slippy
Look back at what they were saying 35 years ago….
When will the science be right?
When will the science be right?
Posted on 2/17/22 at 7:59 am to SlidellCajun
Science will be right when actual, no dogmatic directed research and investigation is allowed and encouraged within the environmental and climate science community.
So never.
So never.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:06 am to Oilfieldbiology
Abdsolutely correct. I used to be heavily involved in measuring and documenting coastal subsidence and land loss. Had to deal with local and national politicians regularly. There were so many other groups that were sounding alarm bells and showing these wild predictions and the politicians would just eat it up. They wouldnt talk to the actual geologists and engineers like us who were actively quantifying whats going on. The truth is if you live down in the old deltaic lobes of the River that arent getting replenished, yeah you need to be protected, otherwise Louisiana will be fine for many centuries to come.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:06 am to BottomlandBrew
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Leaving out the causes for this, that's still massively detrimental to Louisiana coastal communities. If you think wetland loss is bad now, wait until the water rises by an inch or two. Those inches make all the difference in coastal wetland biomes.
I'm not saying in 100 years everything will be fine and dandy. The point of my post was that every time one of these reports are published, the estimates seem to be all doom and gloom then as the years go by we learn it is no where near reality.
Ice caps melting will have no where near the impact on LA wetlands that us fricking with the MS river will have (in our lifetime).
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:08 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Science will be right when actual, no dogmatic directed research and investigation is allowed and encouraged within the environmental and climate science community.
So never.
It's been so politicized that a lot of people don't care anymore. I'm all for being good stewards of the environment but what we have are politicians flying all over the country on private jets telling us not to drive SUVs or turn our ACs too low.
And money, they just need more of our money to reverse this
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:08 am to Oilfieldbiology
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If Louisiana loses coastline it’s because we aren’t rebuilding it due to the MS river flooding.
I always enjoy quotes like this. Wetland loss is not caused by one single thing. It's a multitude of causes and is an extremely complicated issue.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:10 am to Slippy
I got some, Ocean front property in Alexandria,
by my front porch you can see the sea,
I got some, Ocean front property in Alexandria,
If you buy that I'll through the Baton Rouge Loop in free.
by my front porch you can see the sea,
I got some, Ocean front property in Alexandria,
If you buy that I'll through the Baton Rouge Loop in free.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:12 am to Slippy
I’m 100% more worried about subsidence. Our coast is sinking at a rate of ~4-15mm/yr. sea level has historically risen at a rate of ~1.5-2mm/yr. Do the math
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:13 am to Slippy
I'll take the under. When the North Atlantic currents stall and another mini ice age hits I'll be counting stacks.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:13 am to Slippy
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levels could rise 2 feet
Or they couldn’t.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:14 am to Slippy
Bidens slimy hands infiltrating NOAA now.
Tried OSHA with his bullshite vaccines.
Now NOAA with sea levels.
This is all directed from China to discourage American manufacturing
Tried OSHA with his bullshite vaccines.
Now NOAA with sea levels.
This is all directed from China to discourage American manufacturing
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:16 am to Slippy
I feel like I heard this 30 years ago when I was a kid in school and they were talking about 2020. Looks like they had to adjust their doomsday projection by about 30 years.
Sounds like covid projections.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
Sounds like covid projections.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
This post was edited on 2/17/22 at 8:21 am
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:17 am to Slippy
The headlines blame climate change, but down in the article they bring up the decline of wetlands and subsidence.
How much sea level rise is predicted for California and seaside locations that are stable?
How much sea level rise is predicted for California and seaside locations that are stable?
This post was edited on 2/17/22 at 8:19 am
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:18 am to meeple
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I hate propaganda and it’s lies so much because it confuses people who don’t know any better and they’re intentionally deceived everyday. Louisiana would lose land area but they don’t even show any waterways, lakes, rivers, etc. in that first outline.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:19 am to BallsEleven
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The point of my post was that every time one of these reports are published, the estimates seem to be all doom and gloom then as the years go by we learn it is no where near reality.
The point of my post is that little changes matter immensely. If you're already losing land because it's not being replenished from upstream, then a centimeter or two of MSL rise is huge. The wetland plant communities are very sensitive to small changes in water height and soil depth.
Posted on 2/17/22 at 8:22 am to Slippy
2 inches in 30 years. I'd be worried.
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