Hey, the idea that NOLA is unsustainable is one I'm inclined to agree with. We could just close the port, order all the refineries in NOLA shut down and have everything shipped up river to say Baton Rouge.PSUFAN wrote:I completely agree with that. Is NOLA even habitable? Listen, folks...I love the place, really, I do...but it is (still) a disaster waiting to happen, and no amount of fed money can change that. At some point, the Gulf will close over your nostrils for the final time.
If you really give a fuck about your future, then best move out of a bowl that is below sea level.
Also, atop a cliff in Laguna Hills is a stupid place to build a mansion, and beachside houses in Malibu are no different.
However, that's not a politically realistic situation. Besides, people in the Netherlands have been living below sea level and have suffered storm surges comparable to or greater than Katrina with no major damage since 1953. This is not a matter of theory, this is technology that has been proven effective countless times. The trouble is, it is far too expensive for a single metro area, especially one that is still rebuilding from the last flood, to pay for and build such a flood control project.