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How global warming boosted yet another ‘500-year storm’ in Louisiana

In Causes, Commentary, Human Interest, Important Articles, Main, Politics, Safety
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If you’ve watched the news out of Louisiana this weekend, you’ve surely seen clips of the epic flooding in my native state. Entire communities submerged. Heroic rescues of people and their pets from their submerged vehicles or the roofs of their homes. Even Louisiana’s governor, John Bel Edwards, had to leave the governor’s mansion because the basement was filled with...

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New Orleans is sinking just as the waters are rising

In Causes, Human Interest, Important Articles, Main, Ocean Life, Politics, Regulation, Research
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When it comes to climate, the latest news for my lifelong hometown of New Orleans is not very good at all. As many people know — and as Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed made quite clear in 2005 — much of the Crescent City sits below sea level, which is why the city’s levees and its other defense mechanisms such as flood pumping stations are so critical. When...

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Stuart H. Smith is an attorney based in New Orleans fighting major oil companies and other polluters.
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