https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14647851/Scientists- iconic-US-city-SINKING-new-orleans-louisiana.html
A historic American city could soon vanish as a growing
number of studies have found that it's sinking at an
alarming rate.
New Orleans, home to more than 360,000 people, and the
surrounding areas are now sinking by up to two inches
every year - with projections warning that much of the
region could be underwater by 2050.
A 2024 study including a researcher from New Orleans'
Tulane University discovered that a large portion of
the city sits on soft, squishy soils (peat and clay)
that sink when drained or built on.
However, much of this soil has either rotted after being
exposed to air or has been compacted under the weight
of local buildings and roads.
. . .
Given the scale, I'm not sure anything can be
done about this. They'd literally have to plow
everything down, add 20 feet of good fill, and
then rebuild on top.
It WOULD be good to get the Dutch heavily involved,
but this may soon be beyond even their powers.
Big city in a deep deep bowl - NOT a great future
there, hate to say. NO may become the American
Atlantis soon. Tour Bourbon Street - by glass-
bottom boat ......
On 4/25/2025 7:27 PM, c186282 wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14647851/Scientists-
iconic-US-city-SINKING-new-orleans-louisiana.html
A historic American city could soon vanish as a growing
number of studies have found that it's sinking at an
alarming rate.
New Orleans, home to more than 360,000 people, and the
surrounding areas are now sinking by up to two inches
every year - with projections warning that much of the
region could be underwater by 2050.
A 2024 study including a researcher from New Orleans'
Tulane University discovered that a large portion of
the city sits on soft, squishy soils (peat and clay)
that sink when drained or built on.
However, much of this soil has either rotted after being
exposed to air or has been compacted under the weight
of local buildings and roads.
. . .
Given the scale, I'm not sure anything can be
done about this. They'd literally have to plow
everything down, add 20 feet of good fill, and
then rebuild on top.
It WOULD be good to get the Dutch heavily involved,
but this may soon be beyond even their powers.
Big city in a deep deep bowl - NOT a great future
there, hate to say. NO may become the American
Atlantis soon. Tour Bourbon Street - by glass-
bottom boat ......
Louisiana itself is losing significant coastline every year due to loss
of wetlands due to various causes. As salt water creeps into the
bayous, the vegetation dies and land gets swallowed up by the Gulf of America.
On 4/25/2025 7:27 PM, c186282 wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14647851/Scientists-
iconic-US-city-SINKING-new-orleans-louisiana.html
A historic American city could soon vanish as a growing
number of studies have found that it's sinking at an
alarming rate.
New Orleans, home to more than 360,000 people, and the
surrounding areas are now sinking by up to two inches
every year - with projections warning that much of the
region could be underwater by 2050.
A 2024 study including a researcher from New Orleans'
Tulane University discovered that a large portion of
the city sits on soft, squishy soils (peat and clay)
that sink when drained or built on.
However, much of this soil has either rotted after being
exposed to air or has been compacted under the weight
of local buildings and roads.
. . .
Given the scale, I'm not sure anything can be
done about this. They'd literally have to plow
everything down, add 20 feet of good fill, and
then rebuild on top.
It WOULD be good to get the Dutch heavily involved,
but this may soon be beyond even their powers.
Big city in a deep deep bowl - NOT a great future
there, hate to say. NO may become the American
Atlantis soon. Tour Bourbon Street - by glass-
bottom boat ......
Louisiana itself is losing significant coastline every year due to loss
of wetlands due to various causes. As salt water creeps into the
bayous, the vegetation dies and land gets swallowed up by the Gulf of America.
On 4/26/25 8:23 AM, Dark Brandon wrote:
On 4/25/2025 7:27 PM, c186282 wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14647851/Scientists-
iconic-US-city-SINKING-new-orleans-louisiana.html
A historic American city could soon vanish as a growing
number of studies have found that it's sinking at an
alarming rate.
New Orleans, home to more than 360,000 people, and the
surrounding areas are now sinking by up to two inches
every year - with projections warning that much of the
region could be underwater by 2050.
A 2024 study including a researcher from New Orleans'
Tulane University discovered that a large portion of
the city sits on soft, squishy soils (peat and clay)
that sink when drained or built on.
However, much of this soil has either rotted after being
exposed to air or has been compacted under the weight
of local buildings and roads.
. . .
Given the scale, I'm not sure anything can be
done about this. They'd literally have to plow
everything down, add 20 feet of good fill, and
then rebuild on top.
It WOULD be good to get the Dutch heavily involved,
but this may soon be beyond even their powers.
Big city in a deep deep bowl - NOT a great future
there, hate to say. NO may become the American
Atlantis soon. Tour Bourbon Street - by glass-
bottom boat ......
Louisiana itself is losing significant coastline every year due to
loss of wetlands due to various causes. As salt water creeps into the
bayous, the vegetation dies and land gets swallowed up by the Gulf of
America.
That part of the delta is just bushes on top
of river muck. The weeds are the only thing
that kinda holds it together. Even without any
sort of seal-level changes, the area is just
kind of unstable. Anything that hurts the
bushes means certain doom.
So, sooner or later, NO - metro AND burbs - are
going to HAVE to be abandoned.
The city area itself ... OK when the French built
little wooden buildings there, but that's given
way to much heavier stuff AND, counter-intuitively -
the better drainage shrank the 'soil' underneath.
So, yea, the American Atlantis.
Dark Brandon wrote:
On 4/26/2025 11:05 AM, c186282 wrote:
On 4/26/25 8:23 AM, Dark Brandon wrote:
On 4/25/2025 7:27 PM, c186282 wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14647851/Scientists- iconic-US-city-SINKING-new-orleans-louisiana.html
A historic American city could soon vanish as a growing
number of studies have found that it's sinking at an
alarming rate.
New Orleans, home to more than 360,000 people, and the
surrounding areas are now sinking by up to two inches
every year - with projections warning that much of the
region could be underwater by 2050.
A 2024 study including a researcher from New Orleans'
Tulane University discovered that a large portion of
the city sits on soft, squishy soils (peat and clay)
that sink when drained or built on.
However, much of this soil has either rotted after being
exposed to air or has been compacted under the weight
of local buildings and roads.
. . .
Given the scale, I'm not sure anything can be
done about this. They'd literally have to plow
everything down, add 20 feet of good fill, and
then rebuild on top.
It WOULD be good to get the Dutch heavily involved,
but this may soon be beyond even their powers.
Big city in a deep deep bowl - NOT a great future
there, hate to say. NO may become the American
Atlantis soon. Tour Bourbon Street - by glass-
bottom boat ......
Louisiana itself is losing significant coastline every year due to
loss of wetlands due to various causes. As salt water creeps into
the bayous, the vegetation dies and land gets swallowed up by the
Gulf of America.
That part of the delta is just bushes on top
of river muck. The weeds are the only thing
that kinda holds it together. Even without any
sort of seal-level changes, the area is just
kind of unstable. Anything that hurts the
bushes means certain doom.
So, sooner or later, NO - metro AND burbs - are
going to HAVE to be abandoned.
The city area itself ... OK when the French built
little wooden buildings there, but that's given
way to much heavier stuff AND, counter-intuitively -
the better drainage shrank the 'soil' underneath.
So, yea, the American Atlantis.
Years ago a lot of the blame for NOLA's problems were laid
(figuratively speaking) at the feet of the Army Corps of Engineers for
having actively prevented the Mississippi River from changing course
over time through the use of levees and human intervention. Without
the intervention of the Army Corps of Engineers, the river would be
constantly changing course, threatening New Orleans. As you point
out, NOLA is doomed anyway.
just move new orleans
On 4/26/2025 11:05 AM, c186282 wrote:
On 4/26/25 8:23 AM, Dark Brandon wrote:
On 4/25/2025 7:27 PM, c186282 wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14647851/Scientists-
iconic-US-city-SINKING-new-orleans-louisiana.html
A historic American city could soon vanish as a growing
number of studies have found that it's sinking at an
alarming rate.
New Orleans, home to more than 360,000 people, and the
surrounding areas are now sinking by up to two inches
every year - with projections warning that much of the
region could be underwater by 2050.
A 2024 study including a researcher from New Orleans'
Tulane University discovered that a large portion of
the city sits on soft, squishy soils (peat and clay)
that sink when drained or built on.
However, much of this soil has either rotted after being
exposed to air or has been compacted under the weight
of local buildings and roads.
. . .
Given the scale, I'm not sure anything can be
done about this. They'd literally have to plow
everything down, add 20 feet of good fill, and
then rebuild on top.
It WOULD be good to get the Dutch heavily involved,
but this may soon be beyond even their powers.
Big city in a deep deep bowl - NOT a great future
there, hate to say. NO may become the American
Atlantis soon. Tour Bourbon Street - by glass-
bottom boat ......
Louisiana itself is losing significant coastline every year due to
loss of wetlands due to various causes. As salt water creeps into
the bayous, the vegetation dies and land gets swallowed up by the
Gulf of America.
That part of the delta is just bushes on top
of river muck. The weeds are the only thing
that kinda holds it together. Even without any
sort of seal-level changes, the area is just
kind of unstable. Anything that hurts the
bushes means certain doom.
So, sooner or later, NO - metro AND burbs - are
going to HAVE to be abandoned.
The city area itself ... OK when the French built
little wooden buildings there, but that's given
way to much heavier stuff AND, counter-intuitively -
the better drainage shrank the 'soil' underneath.
So, yea, the American Atlantis.
Years ago a lot of the blame for NOLA's problems were laid (figuratively speaking) at the feet of the Army Corps of Engineers for having actively prevented the Mississippi River from changing course over time through
the use of levees and human intervention. Without the intervention of
the Army Corps of Engineers, the river would be constantly changing
course, threatening New Orleans. As you point out, NOLA is doomed anyway.
The Mississippi delta has been vast over time. Portions of five
states have been part of it over the ages.
On 4/28/2025 9:35 AM, Governor Swill wrote:
The Mississippi delta has been vast over time. Portions of five
states have been part of it over the ages.
There's an old saying of "being sold down the river." It goes back to
the times of slavery where the slaves considered it one of the worst
fates they could suffer to be sold to slave owners in the Mississippi
Delta.
On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:49:31 -0400, c186282 <[email protected]> wrote:
On 4/28/25 1:07 PM, Dark Brandon wrote:
On 4/28/2025 9:35 AM, Governor Swill wrote:
The Mississippi delta has been vast over time. Portions of five
states have been part of it over the ages.
There's an old saying of "being sold down the river." It goes back to
the times of slavery where the slaves considered it one of the worst
fates they could suffer to be sold to slave owners in the Mississippi
Delta.
Hmmm ... saw a chart the other day showing all
the rivers that contribute to the Mississippi.
It's a vast network - a few bits even going up
into the east slope of Montana.
As for "sold down the river" ... yea, the
Ameriglish term did indeed refer to being
transported south on the Mississippi into
slavery. Was probably some similar phrase
for Nubian slaves being taken into Egypt.
A variant in the east was, "I'll sell you south!"
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