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Old 12-07-2009, 01:02 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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For 170 years, members of a tiny Native American tribe have lived and celebrated their traditions on a speck of land here off the Louisiana coast called Isle de Jean Charles.

Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana Threatened by Sea Floodwaters Climate Change - ABC News
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Old 12-07-2009, 01:05 AM
 
Location: southern california
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good thing there is no global warming-- otherwise i am sure americans would be concerned.
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Old 12-08-2009, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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good thing there is no global warming-- otherwise i am sure americans would be concerned.
Will you please do some research so you could know what you're talking about? The land in south louisiana near the coast is a soft type soil that is slowly sliding into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Old 12-09-2009, 06:29 AM
 
Location: Thibodaux, Louisiana
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I agree sailordave, I would hope folks would do some reading about the geologic history of the Gulf Coast from the Cretaceous to the present. There are several books dealing with understanding the deltaic deposits in the Gulf Coast. The Mississippi River has been studied for a long time. If one goes to the library there is a publication done by the Louisiana Geological Survey about the geology of St. Bernard and Plaqumines Parish, this was done in the 1930's I believe by Russell. There are passages in the book about subsidence and land loss. What went on then goes on now just as it has happened for millions of years.
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Old 12-09-2009, 08:21 AM
 
Location: New Orleans, United States
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It would be nice if all the powers at be could come together and actually start doing something about this. They've already learned with their projects on the Atchafalaya that at least som land can reclaimed. They also should have a list of methods that don't worlk. It just seems like nobody want's to agree on or pay for anything.
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