Ever since Katrina the calls to let NOLA drown have increased. The Netherlands reclaimed 1,000 square miles of land by pumping water out of land a dozen feet below sea level. Nobody ever says let Holland vanish.
It’s not just climate change sinking New Orleans. It’s also racial capitalism.
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‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century, authors say