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I wonder how coastal they intend to be. They make a lot of claims about repairing the wetlands and coastal regions, but a lot of it is likely going to be underw
by pinkmuffinere 2mo ago
I wonder how coastal they intend to be. They make a lot of claims about repairing the wetlands and coastal regions, but a lot of it is likely going to be underwater in the next 25 years because of rising sea levels [0], regardless of how many wetlands are repaired. And I suspect infrastructure like this probably has to be usable for something like 100 years to payoff. Maybe they're actually going to build inland, where the eventual coast will be?
[0] https://www.klfy.com/louisiana/interactive-map-shows-which-parts-of-louisiana-could-be-underwater-in-2050/ https://www.klfy.com/louisiana/interactive-map-shows-which-p...
- kulahan 2mo agoThis was my question as well. If they’re as close to the shore as the picture makes it seem, they’ll be underwater with the first Cat 1 they come across, and huge cat 5s are becoming more and more common as time goes on. I wouldn’t want to invest here because how will you keep those 200 foot tall structures standing in 150 mph wind??
- YetAnotherNick 2mo ago> infrastructure like this probably has to be usable for something like 100 years to payoff I don't think so. Likely the pad with last 10 years max. In any case, I highly doubt that but in any case sea level is almost certainly going to rise below a meter. Filling a meter higher with sand is a pocket change for this project.
- johnisom2001 2mo agoThere are levees and other tech that has existed for centuries and millenia to stave off flooding.