Rising sea levels could send the Gulf to your backyard

admin · 07-27-2011, 07:30 PM

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) dropped a report this week (following this fairly damning one) outlining the potential (and likely) effects of rising sea levels on several U.S. cities. New Orleans of course is on the list ? the NRDC says its one of "the most vulnerable cities in the United States to the impacts of climate change, due to its low elevation, land subsidence rates, sea level rise, and prediction of more intense hurricanes."? [ Read more ]

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SmashMouth · 07-27-2011, 07:44 PM

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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) dropped a report this week (following this fairly damning one) outlining the potential (and likely) effects of rising sea levels on several U.S. cities. New Orleans of course is on the list ? the NRDC says its one of "the most vulnerable cities in the United States to the impacts of climate change, due to its low elevation, land subsidence rates, sea level rise, and prediction of more intense hurricanes."? [ Read more ]

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I'm 900 feet up where I am at. I should be safe...

foreverfan · 07-27-2011, 08:09 PM

Yea... I sold my house so I could be out of here real fast.

saintfan · 07-27-2011, 11:46 PM

We're all gonna die!

Turbo Saint · 07-28-2011, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

I'm 900 feet up where I am at. I should be safe...

yea...for now...

sadly, no one is paying attention at all to climate change...especially when we have the means to do something about it *sigh*

07-27-2011, 07:30 PM	#1
admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Rising sea levels could send the Gulf to your backyard The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) dropped a report this week (following this fairly damning one) outlining the potential (and likely) effects of rising sea levels on several U.S. cities. New Orleans of course is on the list ? the NRDC says its one of "the most vulnerable cities in the United States to the impacts of climate change, due to its low elevation, land subsidence rates, sea level rise, and prediction of more intense hurricanes."? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

07-27-2011, 07:44 PM	#2
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,125 Blog Entries: 29	Originally Posted by admin The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) dropped a report this week (following this fairly damning one) outlining the potential (and likely) effects of rising sea levels on several U.S. cities. New Orleans of course is on the list ? the NRDC says its one of "the most vulnerable cities in the United States to the impacts of climate change, due to its low elevation, land subsidence rates, sea level rise, and prediction of more intense hurricanes."? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] I'm 900 feet up where I am at. I should be safe...

07-28-2011, 02:37 AM	#5
Turbo Saint SoCal Saint Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: OB - San Diego, CA Posts: 726	Originally Posted by SmashMouth I'm 900 feet up where I am at. I should be safe... yea...for now... sadly, no one is paying attention at all to climate change...especially when we have the means to do something about it sigh

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