Feb
27
2013
Originally posted on February 21st, 2013. View the original post here.
Stunning new data not yet publicly released shows Louisiana losing its battle with rising seas much more quickly than even the most pessimistic studies have predicted to date.
While state officials...
Feb
25
2013
By Tom Yulsman for Discover Magazine. View original post here.
Part of the problem comes from damning along the Mississippi, and construction of levees, which prevent sediment from flooding out into the wetlands like they once did. The result: As...
Sep
10
2012
I wish most of metro New Orleans had been with me Friday as I talked with marina owners in southeast Louisiana. The conversation with Jack Payne at his Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix was typical.
Standing amidst the wreckage Hurricane Isaac...
Sep
10
2012
La. Officials Close 12 Miles of Coastline After Isaac Washes Up Tar Balls, Oil from BP Spill Hotspot
Originally posted on September 04, 2012. View the original post here.
The state is closing a 12-mile section of Gulf coastline from Caminada Pass to Pass Fourchon after Hurricane Isaac washed up large areas of oil and tar balls at...
Sep
09
2012
As thousands of southeastern Louisiana residents watched flood water from Hurricane Isaac invade their homes and make a soggy, expensive mess of their lives, the terms "benefit-cost analysis" and "relative sea level rise" probably didn't enter their minds. But...
Sep
09
2012
Originally posted on August 27, 2012. View the original post here.
Almost seven years ago to the day, a system of hurricane levees and floodwalls built by the Army Corps of Engineers infamously failed to protect New Orleans -- crumbling...
