Injustice. The word holds weight. People will ban together and stomp out clear-cut injustice – but what about when it is hazy? The slow leaching of pollutants into the air […]
Tag: Daniel Achee
Warming Climate, Stronger Hurricanes
September 1, 2018Katrina. The name itself still has power. The mention of this storm brings back a complex slew of memories—both horrific and transformative. Because of this, we as a city have a unique, ingrained respect for the power of hurricanes. So sit down—with global temperature increases, hurricanes will be getting worse, much worse.
No Distractions, Just Diversions
August 3, 2018The Mississippi has a 200-year delta cycle, slowly slithering from the Atchafalaya to her current mouth while depositing sediment at the various subdeltas in between. However, the natural freedom of the river had dire consequences for its nearby human inhabitants. The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 caused the federal government to respond by contracting the Army Corps of Engineers to build dams and levee systems that constrained the Mississippi to its current location and consequently put an end to the river’s natural cycle.
A Canary in the Coal Mine – Isle de Jean Charles
July 1, 2018An area the size of New Orleans is lost every seven years along the coast. For the residents of Isle de Jean Charles, this literally hits home.
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