This video involved thunderstorms, multiple microphone failures, a wet camera lens, and an hour-long speedboat trip through driving rain. I apologise for the technical errors, but frankly I'm amazed that it worked at all!
Climate change is coming whether or not we like it. Yes the Republicans aren’t helping but the DemoRats won’t do anything either. Did you know only about 14 percent of global CO2 emissions come from the USA? And with India and China and Southeast Asia and Africa etc all rapidly expanding their CO2 emissions, realistically it doesn’t matter if we try and tank our economy to stop warming, it is barely going to make a dent. We just have to accept that we will need to deal with the consequences, which in a broad general sense means people moving inland and further north.
@@ifbfmto9338 I think you are viewing climate change as a binary 'does-or-doesn't-happen' event. All CO2 has an environmental and economic cost that only goes up as CC progresses, and likewise there is positive value in reducing emissions that must be added to your calculus. Even policy that merely reduces the rate of increase is valuable. There is no dichotomy between _"tanking our economy"_ and _spending on environment._ One does not necessarily lead to the other and even if it did, we could presumably then only do half or a quarter of the actions you think will ruin our economy. There's a mountain of good, viable, market-powered ideas for reducing emissions that conservatives and dems should be able to agree on.
Kind of irrelevant, but Baton Rouge might be one of my favourite place names in the world. I know it just means red stick, but the connotations of the words in the name make it sound so magically fantastically theatrical, I can't get over it.
Louisiana is full of awesome place names due to the combination of French, Spanish, and Amerindian influence - Atchafalaya, Opelousas, Houma, Thibodeaux, Mamou, Breaux Bridge, Slidell, Calcasieu, Tangipahoa, and so forth.
I think it'll be amazing in a few hundred years, when Venice has just as much city underwater as it does above it! Think of archaeologists scuba diving into the "old old city" to see how people lived when the city was founded.
Urrrgghhh. Scuba diving in what basically equates to sewer water.... but yes I’m always wondering what modern archeology in a few hundred years will dig up about us.
@@ReptilianLepton Or literally anywhere that doesn't have access to the sea. When i dive in freshwater lakes not only is there just trash laying on the bottom sometimes, but i sometimes wish i brought a shovel down there, because water at some point becomes so full of sediment that you can't even see your own arms
@@micahphilson I've since something like that on National Geographic or a similar program years ago. I can't seem to find it now, but they were diving somewhere with at least 2 stories of old buildings underwater and newer construction on top.
I remember you made a video called "The Mississippi River Wants To Move". 5 and a half years on and you're back in roughly the same place (for a part of the video) as you were in the original. You've gone full circle.
@@AngelSamael Not so fun when you go to take a step and your boots (wellies) stay behind in the mud. 😅 I think it is best to use canvas shoes (easy to clean) and expect to get your feet wet.
"I'm standing here in a place that nobody knows about except for a few people. Those few people that do know about it don't care about it. After learning about this place and discussing it with those few people I've decided to document this place and share it with you." Thank you, Tom. I really do love these videos, even if I hate how much I love them.
Tom, I really want to thank you. My grandpa passed away last week and your videos have helped me to get a little bit of distraction from the whole sad mess, even if it's just a couple of minutes. I really loved my grandpa and I really can't describe in words the level of sadness I experience. Once again I really want to thank you for making these cool little videos!
yes thanks for the intro! I also study geology btw. The easiest story would be to not interfere with such delta's to much but there are already people living there of course. The most important and undeniable fact however is that the Mississippy just has to make an avulsion like it should have done some 400 years ago. oh and also, the overflowing of the coastline will happen anyway just a bit faster due to agriculture. Edit: I mainly meant overflowing due to continental subsidence but that timescale might be a little out of reach.
Baton Rouge resident here. Great video. I actually live near false river in Pointe Coupee, a part of the Mississippi in the past that was cut off and became a lake.
I’ll be honest I had no idea this channel would completely blow up, I’ve always loved it but I’m shocked it’s become as popular as it is. Brilliant. Good video.
So glad that tom is covering this subject. Coastal erosion is such an issue in southern Louisiana, and im fascinated to see oddities such as the delta forming off of the bottom of terrabonne parish. Another one that could be briefly shown at 2:20 but not covered is the town of Chenere and Grand isle. Right under the bridge now is a large sandbar that seemingly built up out of nowhere after the BP oil spill and is now supporting bird and sea life. I personally have no idea how the sand built up in the spot that it did but i would love to know how sediment from the Mississippi flowing through the Barataria bay could help regrow Grand isle, Grand terre, and surrounding barrier islands.
Tom: I’m going to do a video on the only Louisiana coastline that’s not sinking. However I started sinking into the coastline and we came here during a thunderstorm and in the middle of hurricane season In hindsight this episode could have ended badly
that's so cool! i remember camping out at LUMCON with my boy scout troop when i was in high school! we didn't specifically learn about wax lake but we learned a lot about louisiana's coastal subsidence and erosion! it's cool to see you transmitting those lessons across the internet for everyone else to see as well!
LUMCON! One of my favorite group of scientists! If anyone can donate to LUMCON, please do! These people provide us Louisianans excellent knowledge and ways to protect our wildlife and coast!
this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while. something so entirely mystical about the river eroding uncontrollably yet giving birth to more land. I don't know how the heck you keep giving such pristine, top tier content, honestly.
The transition from water to mud is so gradual that there is not a definite bottom. I have over topped my boots many times. And thanks for coming back to my hometown.
> don't go into flood with sandals. You'll get fungi infection on your feet. Wear boots, it's safer. Better, wear hip waders. Unless you step of a ledge, you will be safe from the muddy water and everything in it. Excepting gators, of course.
Fascinating. Wish the video was longer. As a conservationist here in the US, the sinking of Louisiana has been very concerning. Knowing that there is a place where land is being added is nice to hear.
It's great that there's a lot of work to build diversions and areas where the river can "flood" safely. We just need to find ways to strategically place those sort of diversions in areas experiencing the worst erosion.
This was a great video! Thanks, Tom, and hopefully you had some of the wonderful regional food from Louisiana while you were there! (I'm a Texan, but my late father was born in a small town in Louisiana, I still have relatives there, and we are soon to have a family reunion (though WAY north of the delta), up near Many, LA. (Pronounced "Man-E", for those not from this area.) Thumbs up.
Hey Tom, really like your videos. You should come to Finland to see the earth rising after the last ice age. For example in my hometown the sea is now 20km further where it was originally.
Tom , when you made a video on the Baton Rouge Levee a few years ago, in nearly the exact same place, I had always hoped you would come back. I know the place you stood may not mean much to you but my high school was only a block away if you managed to see it with the bright mural on the side! That levee holds so many memories, even though some of them were a good 12 feet underwater while you were there. It made me unbelievably happy to see you make a video in our stomping grounds and give this issue the thought and attention it needs :)
Ah Tom, as always a great and really informative video. Love your enthusiasm for teaching people little things they might not have known. Together with the amazing places and the game shows, your channel is definitely my recent favourite.
You visited LUMCON! I took summer classes there and field trips from LSU classes. Watching the sun set and rise over the marsh from the observation tower is wonderful. 💚
There are a number of bayous which used to distribute Mississippi River water and silt. They were disconnected from the river 100+ years ago and the banks are all developed, causing huge resistance to maintaining the Louisiana coastline.
Avulsion... Love learning new words and concepts. New to your vids today and subscribed - great presentation, excellent explanations and brilliant diction!
Many Louisiana place names are French in origin or heavily influenced by French, so they don't always sound the way they're spelled in the English language.
As a native of SE Louisiana I thank you. Not many people that aren't from down there are aware of how much our coast line has changed. Even just since Katrina.
In the Netherlands we use this methode to rebuild our coastline, with the use of Mother Nature. Instead of mechanically sand buildup along the complete coastline, we use the currents along the coast to drop sand in the places it is needed. They drop sand on one particular spot, and the current does the distribution for you (zandmotor-> sand-engine)
Hi Tom! I'm really curious how you hear about issues like these being English. Your sources of information must be fascinating; I find it interesting the sort of topics you decide to film and present when they seem so innocuous and out of the way (imagine caring about an issue in Louisianna when you're from the UK!).
I live in Denham Springs Louisiana 1 mile from Baton Rouge and this guys telling the absolute truth. We flood a lot here but we are grateful for are state and love it very much!
4:10 Wait-- 'burying carbon'? Tom tell us more about this-- that's definitely something I don't know! I looked it up and it's about capturing the carbon, sequestration, emitted from industries and burying them deep underground? Something about making them unable to escape back into the atmosphere, but it also has the risk of generating earthquakes due to the added pressure? I'm not sure but I def want Tom to talk about this
Near Baton Rouge is the longest bridge in America (possibly the world). Right before you get on it, there is a place called the 'Tiger Cafe'. It is a truck stop with a little cafe that has very good gumbo and unless it's changed, have several tigers you can see for free.
heres how people are going to react: "Ooo new place to build realestate, lets drain the land and start building" *building sinks and land floods a any major weather *suprise pikachu face "oh government please help me, im failing because i built on flood lands"
king peter That's exactly what happens where I live, but here its all the rick people that build their house next to the river and then get mad at the city when it floods and the city uses the taxpayer's money to divert the river away and they get mad because the river is lower
@@Thumbsupurbum Provide even *ONE* PROPERLY DOCUMENTED example where zoning laws FORCED someone to build in the way of an impending flood or shut your stupid mouth.
As a Dutchman (so from a culture based upon battling water) with a girlfriend from Louisiana, I found this very interesting. Cheers Tom! Also, if Louisiana needs help with that battle...just ask us how to do it ;)
One difficulty is that sediment raises the level of the river bottom in between the levies making the river much higher than it originally was. When the levee breaks, the flooded area rises until it can get out of the higher broken levee.
That is a typical example of the classic British understatement and our tendency to state the obvious. Would have only been topped if he'd said something like "a bit breezy".
@@durhamdavesbg4948 Of course the confusing thing here for Americans is that in the UK we use "quite" to mean "less than normal" but in the US they use it to mean "more than normal". I.e. "quite windy" in the UK means a little breeze but in the US means a gale. So Tom saying "quite windy" is him being sarcastic by saying it isn't that windy when it really is, but to a US ear it might just sound like he's saying it's very windy when it's obviously very windy...
@@andymcl92 I would say the meaning of quite is technically the same, but we use it for sarcastic understatement so much it's blurred most of the meaning from it.
I'm now curious what the most balanced solution would be to both protect cities and towns that are already there while letting the river flow more naturally.
PATREON!!! Tom if you see this we know you are too modest to accept money from your fans but I, for one, and I know im not alone, would like to support the channel, and the sheer effort you put into it in a more direct way than just watching the videos. There is only 2 channels I religiously watch, yours being one of them
@@kairon156 what you called lilypads are elephant ears. At least that's what we call them in south Louisiana. They're not actually a lily, they're a tuber.
This is a wonderful explanation of an interesting topic that I knew nothing about before. The maps were very informative and I appreciate you really getting shoe-deep in the details.
Hopefully this time they will keep the oil companies from digging straight canals, as opposed to naturally occurring meandering waterways, through the reclaimed land.
I get so excited when a youtuber I watch covers content based in my home! I'm just across the lake from NOLA and js it would've been a dream to see you.
Tom, I hope you realize you have a fun life. Traveling all around the world, and its paid for by videos that are short and fun to watch. I look forward to the next one.
Thank you for posting about my environment. It’s amazing to me that a British dude would even care that much about learning about it. You really like to learn dude. Everything you said is what have been told.
There are also some other areas more inland from the coast, near Lafayette LA, that are being reclaimed through dedicated planting efforts and preventing erosion due to higher tides.
This video involved thunderstorms, multiple microphone failures, a wet camera lens, and an hour-long speedboat trip through driving rain. I apologise for the technical errors, but frankly I'm amazed that it worked at all!
Tom Scott that's okay, video will be amazing as always
1 month ago, wow!
1 month ago? Time traveler confirmed
how
Next video: "I'm standing here, a month in the past to examine why time travel is not all it's cracked up to be."
Those maps showing the change in coastline over time were incredible striking.
IKR. Now consider that the ~~Senators~~ Congressmen who represent that area are largely pro-industry, anti-science, climate change deniers.
@@NickleJ
Isn't south Louisiana mostly democrat
@@Reub3 It's _very_ conservative, except for New Orleans (where I currently live).
Climate change is coming whether or not we like it. Yes the Republicans aren’t helping but the DemoRats won’t do anything either.
Did you know only about 14 percent of global CO2 emissions come from the USA? And with India and China and Southeast Asia and Africa etc all rapidly expanding their CO2 emissions, realistically it doesn’t matter if we try and tank our economy to stop warming, it is barely going to make a dent.
We just have to accept that we will need to deal with the consequences, which in a broad general sense means people moving inland and further north.
@@ifbfmto9338 I think you are viewing climate change as a binary 'does-or-doesn't-happen' event. All CO2 has an environmental and economic cost that only goes up as CC progresses, and likewise there is positive value in reducing emissions that must be added to your calculus. Even policy that merely reduces the rate of increase is valuable. There is no dichotomy between _"tanking our economy"_ and _spending on environment._ One does not necessarily lead to the other and even if it did, we could presumably then only do half or a quarter of the actions you think will ruin our economy. There's a mountain of good, viable, market-powered ideas for reducing emissions that conservatives and dems should be able to agree on.
Tom: is skinny. Is wearing a red shirt. Is in Baton Rouge. Tom is a Baton Rouge.
Best comment
Unfortunately he's not French.
this is the worst comment I've seen in a while I love it
Ser Garlan Tyrell Britain is a part of Europe. France is a part of Europe. Checkmate atheists.
@@yeeturmcbeetur8197 I think you'll find Britain actually has plans to saw itself off of Europe and move to somewhere off the coast of Maine
Kind of irrelevant, but Baton Rouge might be one of my favourite place names in the world. I know it just means red stick, but the connotations of the words in the name make it sound so magically fantastically theatrical, I can't get over it.
What are the connotation of Baton Rouge
Rouge the Baton
And the red stick in question... is here tonight! *camera tracks to the door and zooms in
"Red Stick" was common Southern expression for going to war. See the Red Stick Creeks.
Louisiana is full of awesome place names due to the combination of French, Spanish, and Amerindian influence - Atchafalaya, Opelousas, Houma, Thibodeaux, Mamou, Breaux Bridge, Slidell, Calcasieu, Tangipahoa, and so forth.
It's amazing how you look 15, 25 and 40 at the same time.
Explain.
Don't explain.
It's called being in your thirties
It’s amazing how people make this same comment on every single one of his videos
And 60
Venice: " so you're telling me there's a chance?"
I think it'll be amazing in a few hundred years, when Venice has just as much city underwater as it does above it! Think of archaeologists scuba diving into the "old old city" to see how people lived when the city was founded.
Urrrgghhh. Scuba diving in what basically equates to sewer water.... but yes I’m always wondering what modern archeology in a few hundred years will dig up about us.
@@ReptilianLepton Or literally anywhere that doesn't have access to the sea. When i dive in freshwater lakes not only is there just trash laying on the bottom sometimes, but i sometimes wish i brought a shovel down there, because water at some point becomes so full of sediment that you can't even see your own arms
Dams are being built around the Venetian lagoon so sea levels rising shouldn't have much of an effect on Venice
@@micahphilson
I've since something like that on National Geographic or a similar program years ago. I can't seem to find it now, but they were diving somewhere with at least 2 stories of old buildings underwater and newer construction on top.
I remember you made a video called "The Mississippi River Wants To Move". 5 and a half years on and you're back in roughly the same place (for a part of the video) as you were in the original.
You've gone full circle.
I came looking for this comment... For a moment I had a feeling of Deja Vu.
Would that be a water cycle, then?
*Pud dum tiss*
I was watching that video earlier today...
Did I miss the mississippi video?
"There's mud in my shoes" Ah, the Louisiana experience.
225 REPRESENT!!!
dont forget the crawfish boil
Louisianan viewer her, It’s interesting how most people don’t know about the ecological disasters the state is facing. Thank you for informing.
Looks like Tom really plans ahead with his videos...
Not enough to wear wellies though.
you mean visiting during hurricane season ?
@@AngelSamael Not so fun when you go to take a step and your boots (wellies) stay behind in the mud. 😅 I think it is best to use canvas shoes (easy to clean) and expect to get your feet wet.
Or waders.
It’s Louisiana you can go from 10% chance of rain to 100% chance in 20 minutes
"I'm standing here in a place that nobody knows about except for a few people. Those few people that do know about it don't care about it. After learning about this place and discussing it with those few people I've decided to document this place and share it with you."
Thank you, Tom. I really do love these videos, even if I hate how much I love them.
As a Baton Rouge resident, the Polar Pop cup was so perfect.
It's so weird seeing Tom in a place I've been.
It’s so weird seeing Tom in a place I live. 😂
Truly
@@Udontkno7 username checks out
Even weirder seeing in the place _I live_
I'm up north of that
Uploaded 13 seconds ago, Tom's pinned comment from a month ago.
What the hell. How come?!
Those British people are sure good at time travelling.
@@TheGudsProduction most likely uploaded a month ago but only made public now
Patreon?
@@joshuahawkes7218 I see
good video, i don't mind the quality. i mind the information. and that's always excellent in tom's videos.
Tom, I really want to thank you. My grandpa passed away last week and your videos have helped me to get a little bit of distraction from the whole sad mess, even if it's just a couple of minutes. I really loved my grandpa and I really can't describe in words the level of sadness I experience.
Once again I really want to thank you for making these cool little videos!
@LaBelle424242 Thank you very much
Dear god Tom, why would you step into water with denim jeans on
These things were originally designed for such work
You don't expect him to jump in butt naked, do you?
Tom don't caare
stavros343 thog doesn’t either
@@MickeyD2012 But that's what we want
Tom Scott: uploads something water-related
Me: let's scroll down to find the Dutch comments
Yes, it happens everytime :D
yes thanks for the intro! I also study geology btw. The easiest story would be to not interfere with such delta's to much but there are already people living there of course. The most important and undeniable fact however is that the Mississippy just has to make an avulsion like it should have done some 400 years ago. oh and also, the overflowing of the coastline will happen anyway just a bit faster due to agriculture.
Edit: I mainly meant overflowing due to continental subsidence but that timescale might be a little out of reach.
Leeuwarden Captial of water technology
I N G E P O L D E R D
Are you really telling me Tom Scott was in Louisiana and I didn't get to see him
Baton Rouge resident here. Great video. I actually live near false river in Pointe Coupee, a part of the Mississippi in the past that was cut off and became a lake.
Oxbow lakes
@@genli5603 yes indeed. An oxbow
I’ll be honest I had no idea this channel would completely blow up, I’ve always loved it but I’m shocked it’s become as popular as it is. Brilliant. Good video.
The juxtaposition of Tom’s red shirt and the dark green flora surrounding him is both incredible and absolutely hilarious
Good job, Tom!!!
Also, I enjoyed your tracking-shot of the bird from 0:55 to 1:03
So glad that tom is covering this subject. Coastal erosion is such an issue in southern Louisiana, and im fascinated to see oddities such as the delta forming off of the bottom of terrabonne parish. Another one that could be briefly shown at 2:20 but not covered is the town of Chenere and Grand isle. Right under the bridge now is a large sandbar that seemingly built up out of nowhere after the BP oil spill and is now supporting bird and sea life. I personally have no idea how the sand built up in the spot that it did but i would love to know how sediment from the Mississippi flowing through the Barataria bay could help regrow Grand isle, Grand terre, and surrounding barrier islands.
Tom: I’m going to do a video on the only Louisiana coastline that’s not sinking. However I started sinking into the coastline and we came here during a thunderstorm and in the middle of hurricane season
In hindsight this episode could have ended badly
I was just amazed that so much silt and sediment could actually be deposited at the river mouth over time and eventually form a delta.
"i've sunk about an inch into the mud, and it's in my shoes" welcome to Louisiana :D
this is one of those youtube channels where every video is wholeheartedly interesting, and worth your time to watch, great job Tom!.
that's so cool! i remember camping out at LUMCON with my boy scout troop when i was in high school! we didn't specifically learn about wax lake but we learned a lot about louisiana's coastal subsidence and erosion! it's cool to see you transmitting those lessons across the internet for everyone else to see as well!
LUMCON! One of my favorite group of scientists! If anyone can donate to LUMCON, please do! These people provide us Louisianans excellent knowledge and ways to protect our wildlife and coast!
this is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while. something so entirely mystical about the river eroding uncontrollably yet giving birth to more land. I don't know how the heck you keep giving such pristine, top tier content, honestly.
The transition from water to mud is so gradual that there is not a definite bottom. I have over topped my boots many times. And thanks for coming back to my hometown.
Tom, please don't go into flood with sandals. You'll get fungi infection on your feet. Wear boots, it's safer.
well that's a river. its not standing water!
Or worse, introduce a foreign fungus to the environment which adapts and chokes plant life
Really? I've never heard of this. Never gotten it either despite walking in marsh in canvas shoes.
@@Cillana same
> don't go into flood with sandals. You'll get fungi infection on your feet. Wear boots, it's safer.
Better, wear hip waders. Unless you step of a ledge, you will be safe from the muddy water and everything in it. Excepting gators, of course.
Fascinating. Wish the video was longer. As a conservationist here in the US, the sinking of Louisiana has been very concerning. Knowing that there is a place where land is being added is nice to hear.
It's great that there's a lot of work to build diversions and areas where the river can "flood" safely. We just need to find ways to strategically place those sort of diversions in areas experiencing the worst erosion.
This was a great video! Thanks, Tom, and hopefully you had some of the wonderful regional food from Louisiana while you were there! (I'm a Texan, but my late father was born in a small town in Louisiana, I still have relatives there, and we are soon to have a family reunion (though WAY north of the delta), up near Many, LA. (Pronounced "Man-E", for those not from this area.) Thumbs up.
Dude, I'm glad you're back in my home state; you went to my home city the last time you made a video here.
New Mexico: "I heard thunder, stay away from the trees." LA: "I heard thunder, we're going to drown."
Hey Tom, really like your videos. You should come to Finland to see the earth rising after the last ice age. For example in my hometown the sea is now 20km further where it was originally.
Whole of the Baltic sea!
@James Sloan Dude, people started measuring it in the 18th century.
I mean, you could've also gotten rubber boots...
"Always wear rubbers on your feet" - BoggyBolt 2019
Being Louisiana, there had to be plenty of white shrimp boots around.
@Trevor Philips pro comment
@Trevor Philips for Tom it would have been wellies (or wellington boots if you want to be formal).
0:46 if you look closely, you can see crocodiles swimming with leaves as disguise
You always take us to such amazing places, Tom!
Tom , when you made a video on the Baton Rouge Levee a few years ago, in nearly the exact same place, I had always hoped you would come back. I know the place you stood may not mean much to you but my high school was only a block away if you managed to see it with the bright mural on the side! That levee holds so many memories, even though some of them were a good 12 feet underwater while you were there. It made me unbelievably happy to see you make a video in our stomping grounds and give this issue the thought and attention it needs :)
Welcome to cajun country Tom! Hope you had some boudin and crawfish!
Justin can’t wait for crawfish season, I missed out this past year; never again!
Went vegetarian a little over a year ago and every crawfish season that passes by just makes me sad that I can’t taste it dhejdbsksn
Ah Tom, as always a great and really informative video. Love your enthusiasm for teaching people little things they might not have known. Together with the amazing places and the game shows, your channel is definitely my recent favourite.
I cannot believe you just jumped in without waders.
You visited LUMCON! I took summer classes there and field trips from LSU classes. Watching the sun set and rise over the marsh from the observation tower is wonderful. 💚
Wonderful and interesting video as always, and hey the technical issues spice things up a bit... I suppose
There are a number of bayous which used to distribute Mississippi River water and silt. They were disconnected from the river 100+ years ago and the banks are all developed, causing huge resistance to maintaining the Louisiana coastline.
0:44 I think MI7s secret scuba team area after you, I they brought their best camouflage
Avulsion... Love learning new words and concepts. New to your vids today and subscribed - great presentation, excellent explanations and brilliant diction!
Thank you for sacrificing your shoes for us Tom!
You came to my hometown! Glad to see you made it out safe!
Hey Louisiana, good luck with your coast recreation efforts! Greetings from a European soon to be Water Manager! 😊
The pan following the flight of the heron is a great piece of accidental cinematography, well done.
Tom: *blasting at probably 30km/hr on a boat.
Same Tom: It's quite windy
Me: Duh!
🤭
Ironic, too, because there was literally no wind at all.
Tom Scott always brings such informative content about things I never thought to think about
I never heard anyone pronounce Atchafalaya River, though I have read the name many times.
Many Louisiana place names are French in origin or heavily influenced by French, so they don't always sound the way they're spelled in the English language.
and the A at the beginning of the word isn't pronounced, especially if you're from New Iberia
Ah-chah-fuh-lie-yuh.
It's pronounced Atchafalaya
thomas buckley damn right we don’t pronounce the a
Wow! You were near my home and I didn't even know it. Cocodrie, where lumcon is located, is my favorite fishing area👍
my socks felt wet watching the beginning
As a native of SE Louisiana I thank you. Not many people that aren't from down there are aware of how much our coast line has changed. Even just since Katrina.
*Any folks here from Louisiana??*
Mais oui ⚜
Chiming in from Gretna.
Here from marrero :)
In the Netherlands we use this methode to rebuild our coastline, with the use of Mother Nature. Instead of mechanically sand buildup along the complete coastline, we use the currents along the coast to drop sand in the places it is needed. They drop sand on one particular spot, and the current does the distribution for you (zandmotor-> sand-engine)
Hi Tom! I'm really curious how you hear about issues like these being English. Your sources of information must be fascinating; I find it interesting the sort of topics you decide to film and present when they seem so innocuous and out of the way (imagine caring about an issue in Louisianna when you're from the UK!).
I live in Denham Springs Louisiana 1 mile from Baton Rouge and this guys telling the absolute truth. We flood a lot here but we are grateful for are state and love it very much!
4:10 Wait-- 'burying carbon'? Tom tell us more about this-- that's definitely something I don't know!
I looked it up and it's about capturing the carbon, sequestration, emitted from industries and burying them deep underground? Something about making them unable to escape back into the atmosphere, but it also has the risk of generating earthquakes due to the added pressure?
I'm not sure but I def want Tom to talk about this
Near Baton Rouge is the longest bridge in America (possibly the world). Right before you get on it, there is a place called the 'Tiger Cafe'. It is a truck stop with a little cafe that has very good gumbo and unless it's changed, have several tigers you can see for free.
heres how people are going to react:
"Ooo new place to build realestate, lets drain the land and start building"
*building sinks and land floods a any major weather
*suprise pikachu face
"oh government please help me, im failing because i built on flood lands"
It's more like : "Zoning laws forced me to build in a flood plain, it was literally illegal to build in a safer place"
king peter That's exactly what happens where I live, but here its all the rick people that build their house next to the river and then get mad at the city when it floods and the city uses the taxpayer's money to divert the river away and they get mad because the river is lower
Hi my name is FEMA how can I assist you... 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
@@Thumbsupurbum Provide even *ONE* PROPERLY DOCUMENTED example where zoning laws FORCED someone to build in the way of an impending flood or shut your stupid mouth.
0:55 Who else noticed the gorgeous Snowy Egret in the background?
Kind of surprised by this, thanks for sharing
Great video Tom! During your visit, I hope you were able to try the excellent cuisine of South Louisiana!
As a Dutchman (so from a culture based upon battling water) with a girlfriend from Louisiana, I found this very interesting. Cheers Tom!
Also, if Louisiana needs help with that battle...just ask us how to do it ;)
Wij hebben de hulp van de hele wereld nodig, vooral van Nederland.
Help alsjeblieft. Amerika zal ons sterven laten.
One difficulty is that sediment raises the level of the river bottom in between the levies making the river much higher than it originally was. When the levee breaks, the flooded area rises until it can get out of the higher broken levee.
2:54 Was that an All the Station reference, or is that just what all British people do when filming on a windy boat ride?
That is a typical example of the classic British understatement and our tendency to state the obvious. Would have only been topped if he'd said something like "a bit breezy".
@@durhamdavesbg4948 Of course the confusing thing here for Americans is that in the UK we use "quite" to mean "less than normal" but in the US they use it to mean "more than normal". I.e. "quite windy" in the UK means a little breeze but in the US means a gale. So Tom saying "quite windy" is him being sarcastic by saying it isn't that windy when it really is, but to a US ear it might just sound like he's saying it's very windy when it's obviously very windy...
@@andymcl92 I would say the meaning of quite is technically the same, but we use it for sarcastic understatement so much it's blurred most of the meaning from it.
1:28 That looks SO much like Batemans Bay in NSW, Australia
The Dutch can fix the problem of sinking in days.
Wrong. Batavia and dos.
Zeker waar makker
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
Actually, I remember more than a few news reports of Dutch delegations visiting New Orleans to talk about flood control.
*DELTAWERKEN INTENSIFIES*
I live on a 122.4 km² island made from sediment, lots of great farm land here in Vancouver, BC. Cool to see a young one being born.
I got an Ecosia ad before this video. Checks out.
The dragonfly zoom is so appreciated.. and the green scapes.
I'm now curious what the most balanced solution would be to both protect cities and towns that are already there while letting the river flow more naturally.
PATREON!!! Tom if you see this we know you are too modest to accept money from your fans but I, for one, and I know im not alone, would like to support the channel, and the sheer effort you put into it in a more direct way than just watching the videos. There is only 2 channels I religiously watch, yours being one of them
It is said about the Missouri River that “it is to thick to drink, but too thin to plough.”
I really appreciate that you provide closed captions 🙌
When you realize Tom was just in your state...
IKR? Must've been just before Barry came along.
Yea same here
IKR im a Baton rouge native that was surreal seeing him downtown
Judging by the age of the pinned comment, this was a month ago
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Congrats on the quality video despite the challenges, Tom. I truly enjoy your content.
Those helipads are huge!
Also swamps and deltas are very useful eco systems to maintain.
Edit: Damn spell check doesn't know what Lily-pads are. :*(
Helipads? Where? Watching the video again...
@@Cillana I'm guessing autocorrect butchered "lilypad".
Elephant ears
@@dehydratedwater4803 are Elephant ears a spelling error you seen?
@@kairon156 what you called lilypads are elephant ears. At least that's what we call them in south Louisiana. They're not actually a lily, they're a tuber.
This is a wonderful explanation of an interesting topic that I knew nothing about before. The maps were very informative and I appreciate you really getting shoe-deep in the details.
Hopefully this time they will keep the oil companies from digging straight canals, as opposed to naturally occurring meandering waterways, through the reclaimed land.
I get so excited when a youtuber I watch covers content based in my home! I'm just across the lake from NOLA and js it would've been a dream to see you.
Isnt' that the same levy you used in your last video about the Mississippi?
He's a few hundred feed north/up river, but yea, same levee, same city
Great and fascinating video as always, Tom! Love your videos! ❤️
Louisiana is such a wonderful environment. Shame it's not being taken care of.
Tom, I hope you realize you have a fun life. Traveling all around the world, and its paid for by videos that are short and fun to watch. I look forward to the next one.
All I'm thinking during this video is "...alligators...?!"
Nah... with all that rain the gators will be hiding out waiting for the sun to reappear.
@@dannybeeson5084 Why do they hide because of rain?
@@whuzzzup cools them down too much so they conserve energy
@James Sloan I see, thank you.
Holy crap, never thought I'd see you in my neck of the woods! It's exciting to see places where you live showing up in videos like this :D
Hey, that interview with the guy was in cocodrie!
Thank you for posting about my environment. It’s amazing to me that a British dude would even care that much about learning about it. You really like to learn dude. Everything you said is what have been told.
"Mississippi river, so muddy that I laid railroad tracks on it"- "Pothole" McDuck. Sorry had to do it when you talked about how murky it was, Tom.
I wish I had known when you were visiting, I would have loved to meet you and show you around...
Louisiana gang wya
There are also some other areas more inland from the coast, near Lafayette LA, that are being reclaimed through dedicated planting efforts and preventing erosion due to higher tides.