Bob Marshall: Will rising seas overwhelm Louisiana's coastal restoration plans?

in swampy •  5 years ago 

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Given the rapid acceleration of sea-level rise, does it make sense to spend tens of billions of taxpayers’ dollars rebuilding wetlands that might be submerged again in 30 or 40 years?

Interesting article about sea level rise and coastal restoration in South Louisiana. I think sea level rise is not going to be as bad as some are saying, so the answer to the question above is no. Continue with coastal restoration, the Louisiana coast will not be under water.

Read the full story here....
https://www.nola.com/our_drowning_louisiana_coast/article_48978236-5431-11ea-89ab-eb7620be8a2d.html

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What does everyone else think?

Isn't the land sinking anyway?

Good point but with fresh water diversions the land should build back up faster than it sinks.

Even with the way the globe seems to be warming, ice melt at the poles seems pretty real to me.

Seems that way to me too, but I think that will reverse at some point, these things move in cycles.

Cycles just like the stock market....

It's cycling up right now, big time, except the cannabis stocks

Yep, some dogs in that group, Cronos leading the way