Louisiana under rising sea levels
But that's nothing. A recent study suggests that just 2 degrees Celsius of warming, the upper limit to which several nations supposedly committed themselves at Copenhagen, could result in 6 meters or more of rising seas. Louisiana would then look like this:
In either case, say goodbye to New Orleans, Houma and Slidell. No more fishing off of Grand Isle and no more swamp tours in Jean Lafitte State Park. No more "Cajun Riviera" in Cameron Parish and no more barrier islands in the Gulf to face the hurricanes. At six meters, we can say goodbye to Lake Charles and Lafayette. Baton Rouge becomes a coastal city and the replacement hurricane target after the disappearance of New Orleans. Someone tell Bobby Jindal that if he wants to save his state he shouldn't stand in the way of carbon regulation...
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