3 thoughts on “Today in Wishing Louisiana The Best of Luck”
Traditionally, it has regarded sediment as an obstacle and a nuisance, to be got rid of as quickly and cheaply as possible. So in eyeshot of the most sediment-starved place in America,[ the USACE's} mighty dredge boats are sucking up 22 million cubic yards of sand and silt every year, taking it out into deep water and dumping it off the continental shelf, where it sinks irretrievably to the ocean floor.
Traditionally, it has regarded sediment as an obstacle and a nuisance, to be got rid of as quickly and cheaply as possible. So in eyeshot of the most sediment-starved place in America,[ the USACE's} mighty dredge boats are sucking up 22 million cubic yards of sand and silt every year, taking it out into deep water and dumping it off the continental shelf, where it sinks irretrievably to the ocean floor.
JFC. It's not as if the Army Corp's never built an island out of sediment before,| FFS.
It sounds like Maryland got all parties moving in the same direction. WTF?!
They have a good example right there too. [Linked in the article ]. Timeline is very cool. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOf…
Most scientists expect the Mississippi Delta Plain to lose roughly 5,000 square kilometers of land over the next 50 years.
That's with the recent gains. Can't criticize the job-creators though, that would be bad!