From the bayous to the suburbs, Louisiana must ‘buy time’ to deal with rising seas
"By 2050, under the most severe scenario modeled by the state’s scientists, over 800 more square miles of land could be lost in Louisiana, on top of the 2,000 square miles since 1932. The number then climbs to more than 3,000 additional square miles by 2070, or around 7% of the entire land area of the state.
"That amount of land loss can lead to lots more devastation, especially when combined with stronger storms and rising seas.
"Average annual flood damage for Louisiana as a whole by midcentury could total between $4.5 billion and around $12 billion. Terrebonne’s projections range up to $2.6 billion under various scenarios, while St. Tammany is not far behind at $2.3 billion."
(Terrebonne Parish is projected to see Louisiana’s largest amount of land loss by 2050 under the most severe scenario modeled by the state’s scientists — up to 293 square miles, or more than double the number for Plaquemines Parish, which has the second-highest amount.)
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