After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?
  • Jerb322@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 days ago

    I get some people can’t just up and leave, but if you live in a place that is just barely above, sea level( or below) the time to look for a new place to live is now.

  • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
    4·
    3 days ago

    And sadly, for many, this is the right move. If they leave now, they will have to pay the bill. If they wait for the flood, they will get assistance. We don’t believe in proactive measures in the USA. It doesn’t win any votes.

  • NM_Gringo@lemmy.world
    5·
    3 days ago

    Nobody may want to leave but the sea is coming for you and there’s nothing that can stop it. What’s way, way worse is the number of critical chemical plants in the area. Not only are we going to lose the production but it’s going to pollute the gulf.

  • magnetosphere@fedia.io
    3·
    3 days ago

    It’ll be fun when the rising sea levels affect overpriced beachfront properties owned by rich people.

    • frongt@lemmy.zip
      32·
      3 days ago

      It’s already happening. Even without rising sea levels, the change in weather patterns is affecting beach erosion. If a system intensifies, a beach bluff might be completely gone in just a few years, and all the houses with it.