Oddbean new post about login | logout Midwestern droughts have reduced the flow of the Mississippi. Groundwater depletion has caused coastal land to sink below sea level. Melting ice caps have raised the sea level in the Gulf. The result: rising ocean waters are out-competing the Mississippi flow, pushing up the riverbed, and will reach New Orleans’ water treatment plant. The city’s water supply will be undrinkable, while the salt leaches poisons out of lead pipes. They have one month. We did this. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/29/climate/new-orleans-saltwater-map.html?unlocked_article_code=YY1Ts4O8PDO2TJgPZYi6Tldxm_uNeKHVvgkg4EgPZmqT4AIKqK7EMYfP3LFe8RlVhSfU8mpQK75rHcnO2Ox59Lh05bgzthiJxc73KZqvQ9bJmSIMPEWOxFuAtwqukSYV0BfzL9JQrhrd6XcwQTCudtCWFwvxKfcjU1ZqEaNS9S_71QVaQ1zkdCsp7W5wZgXlJs-fyw_ZrF8HZUbLGsUL_bV8eWANJDBKOhZu4adbPjbyrVfrF91XtjEPjBABQPHd4eQGKOm-l5i2jam7pF6XnLOGPKcq3Pr7dA81OEbDs-L4o533ERGdU2XtTXAKVqULiIxb2gm94xFRCud-sCrTwfRtD6OmhBWVyHYvvoRTBWmtUA&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/148/465/248/234/935/original/717601c25a18542f.png
@b57823a9 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/29/climate/new-orleans-saltwater-map.html?unlocked_article_code=tDxEHhGaeREaurgIYjLQIUMShi1Jpd1zURzLuZM12Snm_5FHgiaG75gJgo6FI6WWi2HVKaFr-ByPtRiu6tBMyoTh3pnCuf8K_lOvxqsOHvIAECLSZDCP4I0_T0LNLXQHr5U5PDz4hewnSePH-28398732l4pcxqbtTqYCr5D-xa6dOmjWO9ck2yGi_FoIE40F0XfUHdRbVCPf9UbF4R_wIcwFdmPW7QxKuB2CuDOtykoS8xHfmTU192iwXCS4panlF4E96qsRbrcpGxcmVWSXNC9LwTl-Im2anvzOFfiGz988fJDCBgLzW00BPxZgzoKFGsbQe5P66PeJV-G25Vfl0t-2KVREB4x5XlLOf3zCL5sHnw&smid=url-share (free link)
@b57823a9 Now imagine having to replace the water delivery system of every major coastal city around the globe over the next 10 years.
@b57823a9 @46cd5609 To suppliment the article, here is the New Orleans City Council Public Works Committee meeting where plans were discussed, and the current situation was made clear. https://www.youtube.com/live/D8X2ijS5LpM?feature=shared&t=1397
@b57823a9 it’s not great but also there is work being done to fix it. Why are you being alarmist and not mentioning this happened before in 1988? Or the plans to mitigate? https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/saltwater-intrusion/construction-of-10-to-12-mile-pipeline-could-curb-saltwater-intrusions-impact-on-new-orleans/289-2b4024d1-63e8-467c-81b4-55cea17670e0
