Louisiana’s Wetlands Are Being Lost At The Rate Of One Football Field Every 38 Minutes

Science Daily ^ | 1-4-2008 | Louisiana State University.

[Jeff Chandler]

But are they gaining football fields?

[George from New England]

In don’t see the problem.

Isn’t this mother nature at work?

Why should man stop the course of a natural process?

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Maybe it’s time to punt?

[i_dont_chat]

Good bet that Louisiana was FORMED one football field at a time.

[Constitution Day]

If we’re losing all these football fields, aren’t we going to run out of them before the Super Bowl gets here?

Huh?

Anyone?

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Less damage from hurricanes in the future, esp wetlands near the coast.

Now, they probably could work out some deals with those football fields...

[driftdiver]

So they need a few extra billion dollars to study this or something?

[Strategerist]

The modifications to the Mississippi river by the Corps of Engineers, the canals, etc. are largely the cause of the land loss.

[MrB]

Geez.

“Wetlands” = SWAMP.

So, they are losing SWAMPLAND quickly - perhaps drying out and becoming (human) useful land?

I can see why the enviros would hate this.

[Boanarges]

“Isn’t this mother nature at work? Why should man stop the course of a natural process?”

It is NOT the natural process. The man-made levees prevent sediment that would otherwise be deposited from the natural flow of the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico, hence building up the land in our coastal region.

[theDentist]

Louisiana’s Wetlands Are Being Lost At The Rate Of One Football Field Every 38 Minutes

Is this including downtown New Orleans and those 'burbs swamped by Katrina???

[Antoninus]

Stasis in saecula saeculorum!

The motto of the modern environmental movement.

[Gil4]

wetlands being lost...

I found some here:

They aren't going to run out anytime soon.

[Red Badger]

I highly doubt it. If it were so, LA would be dry by now.........

[jd792]

sounds like a good place to build a refinery,cause I LOVE BIG OIL

[norwaypinesavage]

Where are they going?

[LetsRok]

Since when is draining a swamp a bad thing? wetland=swamp

[massgopguy]

A football field would have to go under water in order to disappear. This means there will actually be more football fields. Good, bring back the USFL!

[Sam's Army]

Huh, so this article is basically saying that Louisiana STILL EXISTS, however.

I thought Bush, Cheney, and Katrina took care of that state back in '05.