04-03-2016, 02:40 AM
(04-02-2016, 10:32 PM)CrystallineCrusader Wrote: Well, New Orlean's elevation is below sea level so.....
I always wondered who thought it'd be a great idea to build a city there. Take Mexico City for example; built upon a lagoon and now it's sinking dramatically since the aquifer below it was drained.
Hi and welcome to the forum.
Back in the day when N O was put on the map, we had a lot of wetlands that took care of the brunt of storms. Now with our coastline being eaten away and the wetlands disappearing by the second, there's not much left to slow the storms down. Then the Corp of engineers started building other waterways and redirecting the Miss. river and now those wetlands don't have a chance of rebuilding. You can't mess with mother nature and not expect bad things to happen.
N O is very important to this country and needs to be protected. So much oil and gas and seafood comes from here.
People say why stay in a city below sea level. Well, because it's our home and we luv it here. There's just something magical about this area that won't let you leave. I have tried to live in another state, but I couldn't stand it. N O kept calling me home.
So, we learn to deal with the problems and keep on goin'. If the damn government would leave us alone and stop trying to "help?", we would be just fine. Their "help" is what has caused most of the problems we have today.