路易斯安那州每34分钟丧失比足球场更快的土地,威胁到土著社区和文化遗产。 Louisiana loses land faster than a football field every 34 minutes, threatening Indigenous communities and cultural heritage.

路易斯安那州海岸线正在以每34分钟一个足球场的速度消失,其原因是排水沟、盐水入侵、沉降和气候变化,自1930年代以来,该州损失了2,000平方英里。 Louisiana’s coastline is vanishing at a rate of one football field every 34 minutes due to levees, saltwater intrusion, subsidence, and climate change, with the state losing 2,000 square miles since the 1930s. 诸如Pointe-au-Chien部落等土著社区正在奋力保护祖传土地, 使用餐馆垃圾形成的牡蛎贝壳礁来保护祖传土地。 自2014年以来,该项目保护了1.5英里的海岸线,并将某些地区的侵蚀减少了50%。 Indigenous communities like the Pointe-au-Chien Tribe are fighting to protect ancestral lands using oyster shell reefs made from restaurant waste, a project since 2014 that has protected 1.5 miles of shoreline and reduced erosion by 50% in some areas. 尽管作出了这些努力,但弹壳供应有限、费用高昂和缺乏联邦资金阻碍了进展,如果不采取更广泛的行动,路易斯安那州在今后50年内可能损失多达3 000平方英里,从而威胁文化遗产和使更多的社区流离失所。 Despite these efforts, limited shell supplies, high costs, and lack of federal funding hinder progress, and without broader action, Louisiana could lose up to 3,000 square miles in the next 50 years, threatening cultural heritage and displacing more communities.