[Salon] Gathering storm: The industrial infrastructure catastrophe looming over America's Gulf coast - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

[Michele Kearney <micheletkearney@gmail.com>]

https://thebulletin.org/2021/12/gathering-storm-the-industrial-infrastructure-catastrophe-looming-over-americas-gulf-coast/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ThursdayNewsletter12092021&utm_content=ClimateChange_GatheringStormGulfCoast_12092021

A Bulletin/MIT analysis shows that almost 4,900 sites that handle toxic chemicals sit in flood-prone areas of Texas and Louisiana, posing a catastrophic environmental threat if a major hurricane hits the wrong place. The government's current plan to protect Gulf Coast infrastructure—the $29 billion Ike Dike—will not stand up to major storms, experts say.