The Big Easy appears to be slipping under the waves even more rapidly than people had thought.
On the eve of the official start of the North Atlantic hurricane season, the most detailed map to date revealing how New Orleans is sinking has been published.
The image, generated from radar satellite data, shows some areas of the city – devastated by the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina – are sinking by more than 20 millimetres per year. In some areas, this lowering could explain some of the levee breaching that occurred during the hurricane, the researchers say.
The New Scientist article also shows that some places are sinking even faster (hint: don’t buy somewhere in Orleans or St Bernard parishes).
Now call my weltanschauung jaded if you will but I’m willing to bet not only that people rebuild in that area, but that sooner or later someone will offer flood insurance there. Look back to this post in 5 years time and tell me I’m wrong.
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