Wings Over Louisiana: NASA Observes Southern Subsidence

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This short video highlights the ongoing observations a team of NASA scientists and engineers are making along the coast of Louisiana. Using a JPL developed instrument known as Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR), the team collects data 1-3 times per year to closely monitor ground subsidence and the health of the coastal wetlands. The collected data can potentially be used by federal and local officials in future civic and disaster planning. The research is particularly important to the City of New Orleans and its surrounding communities as they seek to protect their homes, businesses, and way of life from future disaster risks including sinkholes and floods caused by storm surges.
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A great article. I am from Shreveport and I have been aware of Louisiana's problems with disappearing wetlands for a very long time! I hope that someone can propose a solution.

sara
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I love Louisiana. My family has been there for generations. My parents, my children and even distant cousins were born there. I graduated from Louisiana State. I am one of the only two gals who worked as Systems Test Engineers on the Saturn V during Apollo in the 1960s. Who rules Louisiana? The oil companies, the chemical companies. None of us have any hope that Louisiana will be made whole. Greed has taken hold. I pray that SOMETHING can be done to heal Louisiana. I have bee through three hurricanes. I could go and on but I hope someone will understand our grief..

sara