silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoLouisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it. A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency.wapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down10
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkLouisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it. A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency.wapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoI dunno so much about the rest of the state, but New Orleans has been sinking since it was founded.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 months agoLarge parts of the state are uncompacted sediment. It does compress and settle as a result. There are a bunch of things you can do though: Stop extracting and burning fossil fuels to slow sea level rise Stop the oil and gas industry from cutting channels through marshes, which causes them to erode quickly Divert sediment from the Mississippi to wetland restoration, raising land levels Help people move when that’s the best remaining option
I dunno so much about the rest of the state, but New Orleans has been sinking since it was founded.
Large parts of the state are uncompacted sediment. It does compress and settle as a result. There are a bunch of things you can do though: