Environment & Energy

" First documented in 1925, the city’s sinking is a result of centuries of exploitation of the groundwater. "

I guess that happens when you don't manage resources properly and allow unconstrained growth. In the US we've been relatively lucky - but there was a Tulane prof. yesterday speaking on KERA about New Orleans, rising waters and its inevitable relocation. He opined that the time was now to talk about relocation further inland. It's a sad commentary when people are only brought over to the side
of environmentalism when something catastrophic occurs in front of their eyes - meaning in the space of a few decades. On the slightly optimistic side, maybe the rate of subsidence will slow.