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re: Salt water wedge in the Mississippi River threatens drinking water in Louisiana
Posted on 9/23/23 at 9:54 am to Lester Earl
Posted on 9/23/23 at 9:54 am to Lester Earl
the drought is clearly a direct result of reducing carbon emissions in the US
Note where there has been no carbon reductions in Africa and Asia , flooding is prevalent
Note where there has been no carbon reductions in Africa and Asia , flooding is prevalent
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Posted on 9/23/23 at 10:08 am to OysterPoBoy
Evacuate the entire city for months then beg the feds for tens and tens of billions in disaster relief.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 10:15 am to BowDownToLSU
quote:isn’t the wedge to prevent salt water intrusion, not the cause?
Salt water wedge in the Mississippi River threatens drinking water in Louisiana
Posted on 9/23/23 at 10:20 am to crewdepoo
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isn’t the wedge to prevent salt water intrusion, not the cause?
the sill is built up on the bottom of the river to stop the wedge from moving up the river. the saltwater is near the bottom. the do have an area where the sill cant come high enough because deep draft ships need to get through.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 10:21 am to BowDownToLSU
Incoming....Phase 'tah two'
Posted on 9/23/23 at 10:35 am to BowDownToLSU
Phase 2 is coming. Stock up on your water and toilet paper now.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 10:50 am to danilo
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I have faith in our government to correct this
There isn’t a better one-two combo of elected officials to handle this emergency than the State of Louisiana and the City of NO. California and New York are taking lessons right now.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 11:56 am to BowDownToLSU
This issue about the salt water intrusion and coastal erosion are effects from forcing the Mississippi River to continue to flow through New Orleans.
An old man explained it best. Imagine a fire hose laying on the ground and is turned on. The end of the hose flops side to side. The Mississippi River used to do that and kept the coastal areas with sediment from the river.
When man forced the river in one direction and did not let it move slowly over time like it had been, we are not stuck with these side effects of that.
An old man explained it best. Imagine a fire hose laying on the ground and is turned on. The end of the hose flops side to side. The Mississippi River used to do that and kept the coastal areas with sediment from the river.
When man forced the river in one direction and did not let it move slowly over time like it had been, we are not stuck with these side effects of that.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 12:16 pm to MrLSU
Those who can afford it should install a desalination reverse osmosis system in their homes or those who have the skill install it themselves.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 12:47 pm to Perse
My wife did a Sam’s grocery pick up this morning and said there were tons of people leaving the store with cases and cases of water. The employee that brought groceries out told her they were almost out of water.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:23 pm to BowDownToLSU
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Salt water wedge in the Mississippi River threatens drinking water in Louisiana
this has happened, every single year for the last 100 years
yet now its proof of global warming and we must raise taxes and throw away tax money
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:28 pm to keakar
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this has happened, every single year for the last 100 years
Where do y’all come up with this shite at?
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:31 pm to Captain Crackysack
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Where do y’all come up with this shite at
It does happen every year around this time of year although it’s not as frequent that it makes it up to Mew Orleans but it does occasionally.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:35 pm to MrLSU
Not as frequent as in essentially never. It certainly doesn’t threaten municipal water supplies every year
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:37 pm to BowDownToLSU
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bringing in 15 million gallons of fresh water for residents in impacted areas. I went to Sams Club this morning people were lined up getting cases
Damn bae, how much did you buy?
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:41 pm to Captain Crackysack
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Where do y’all come up with this shite at?
History books
Are you a retard?
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:45 pm to BowDownToLSU
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and bringing in 15 million gallons of fresh water
That is literally impossible
They can only fit 1.2mm gallons of water in a 30k bbl tank barge and it won’t be potable, even ifs it’s fresh it still needs to be treated.
All they are doing to grabbing water from up the river and feeding it to the water intakes downriver
Even if they used a 300’ OSV they can still only move 1mm gallons at a time
This post was edited on 9/23/23 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:46 pm to Captain Crackysack
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Not as frequent as in essentially never. It certainly doesn’t threaten municipal water supplies every year
It did in 2012
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Similar barriers were constructed in 1988, 2012 and 2022. This is the first time the barrier has needed to be built in back-to-back years. Last year, the barrier wasn’t overtopped, he added.
This post was edited on 9/23/23 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 9/23/23 at 2:57 pm to TomSpanks
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My wife did a Sam’s grocery pick up this morning and said there were tons of people leaving the store with cases and cases of water. The employee that brought groceries out told her they were almost out of water.
we just came back from the Sam's in gulfport. ton of folks from new Orleans taking our water out by the pallet.
Posted on 9/23/23 at 3:03 pm to Captain Crackysack
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Where do y’all come up with this shite at?
This isn't an unprecedented issue by any means.
This post was edited on 9/23/23 at 3:03 pm
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