Russel, I'm sure you will agree that most folks (outside of LA) have no idea how bad it truly was here. I think since CNN showed folks having fun at Mardi Gras they assume all is well now.
On 6/1/06, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday afternoon I took a long boat ride and a hop in a helicopter on a > wetlands tour. I was blown away by the severe damage the wetlands took from > Katrina and Rita. > > There were places south of New Orleans where there was no more swamp, just > lakes and bays. One point that was being made was that for each mile of > wetlands a foot of storm surge is attenuated/absorbed/diverted. Now New > Orleans and all of that petroleum and gas producing infrastructure is > protected by only a very few miles of wetlands instead of the 20 or 30 miles > of 40 years ago. > > Louisiana needs some help to restore the wetlands. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207912 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
