A Sure Foundation: The Truth about Climate Change

Stop the presses! This just in was the headline. New Orleans, that great city known as the birthplace of jazz and fine cuisine in the New World, has been devastated by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding. The Big Easy, as New Orleans is affectionately called, is a city rich in history. The French founded New Orleans in the early 1700s as a seaport and trading post due to its natural high ground along the flood-prone banks of the lower Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. The city flourished over the next three centuries to become a major industrial seaport and cultural center in the United States. As the city expanded in business and cultural importance, New Orleans became renowned as the feel-good capital of the United States. The glory of that great city laid in ruins. The pumps and levees constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers to drain rain water and protect against storm surges failed because they were not designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane. The design deficiency, coupled with the fact that much of the city is actually located between one to ten feet below sea level and sinking at an annual rate of .1 to .2 inches because of soil erosion, meant it was inevitable that New Orleans would suffer such a fate. Many have speculated on the specific causes of this epic catastrophe. Some say it was a judgment of God while others cite global warming or climate change as factors. I believe both explanations are erroneous. This book details the true cause of the easily preventable catastrophe.