Special Report: Climate change is pushing seas ever higher, threatening coastal areas worldwide. The American epicenter is south Louisiana.
The New York Times and @nolanews collaborated to bring attention to the ecological crisis facing this vital region.http://nyti.ms/2CfmatT
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Federal, state and local governments have spent more than $20 billion on levees, flood walls, gates and pumps in greater New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. Experts say that is not enough.http://nyti.ms/2ovBtW1
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The latest threat to Louisiana’s coast is an aphid-like insect that, along with nutria and feral hogs, is destroying the vegetation essential to keeping the wetlands from dissolving.http://nyti.ms/2FtxelO
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This special report on Louisiana’s vanishing coast, and the people who live there, depicts a losing race against time, one likely to be replicated in coastal zones around the world as sea levels rise. http://nyti.ms/2GFYgph pic.twitter.com/WSkeSgg6zB
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$100 that fishing village votes for an anti climate change conservative
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I know! It should be headlines!
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Republicans are determined to leave a ravaged environment for future generations. Why?
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And these people probably voted for Trump! Hope they are enjoying all the support he is giving you, as your state slowly but surely is heading under
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Wow I thought the global warming narrative was that Louisiana was supposed to be underwater by now.
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@SteveScalise. He doesn’t believe climate change is real.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It's called tidal flow.....fools.
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Tidal flow is when Aunt Flo is a hemophiliac.
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WONDERFUL scenery!
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