"When it rains, it pours" would just be an insensitive title.

[theweaselking]

Southern Louisiana, on a line right through New Orleans, is sliding into the Gulf Of Mexico.

Geologically speaking, of course. This is a concern measured in decadesmillennia, not minutes.

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[leighdb.livejournal.com]

This is a concern measured in decades, not minutes.

I don't see where in the article this statement is backed up, seeing as they say that this slide's been going on for eons.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

"tectonic" subsidence appears to account for 73 percent of all sinking from 1969 to 1971 and 50 percent from 1971 to 1977.

... except, of course, that I saw those nice big percentages and didn't bother to think about what they're a percentage OF.

Adjusted.

[spartonian.livejournal.com]

All the stuff being built on top of a big swamp definitely isn't helping things.