Naturally Interesting

Treehugger has an article on how Louisiana’s cypress forest, the same forest that serves as a natural bulwark against hurricanes, is being cut down and turned into mulch (available at Lowes). How is it that people are always surprised by natural events? If you build on the coast you are going to have erosion problems. Develop the 25 year flood plain and odds are some time in the next 25 years your house is going to be flooded. Fill in the swamp and delta and there is nothing to stop the next hurricane and storm surge.

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