New Orleans flooding, post hurricane Katrina. Photo source: ©© Smteme
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Rising sea levels increase the probability of storm-induced surges even when the statistics of the storms, such as top wind speed, themselves remain stable. Storm surges are physically the same thing as tsunamis but driven by wind and atmospheric pressure rather than the shaking seafloor, and they typically arrive near the peak of the storm’s fury.
As with Katrina and Sandy, they are often the most destructive aspects of hurricanes.
Global warming is occurring far too fast for effective human adaptation…
Read Full Article, LiveScience
Mississippi River Mouth Must Be Abandoned to Save New Orleans from Next Hurricane, Scientific American (08-23-2015)
Extensive studies done after Katrina verified what lifelong residents of southeastern Louisiana already knew: Unless the rapidly disappearing wetlands are made healthy again, restoring the natural defense, New Orleans will soon lay naked against the sea…
Sandy Reminds Us of Coastal Hazards, by Pr. Robert Young
After Hurricane Sandy, One Man Tries To Stop The Reconstruction, Outside Magazine
