Houma LA

The city of Houma, Louisiana is bracing to receive the brunt of Hurricane Gustav as of September 1, 2008. Houma has no levees, and years of environmental erosion have left the town bare to the elements.¹

Fast Facts

1. Population: 105,000¹
2. Has lost 900 square miles of coastal buffer since the 1950s¹
3. Last direct hit was Hurricane Hilda in 1964¹
4. Gustav storm surge could exceed 10 feet¹
5. Expected to recieve between 6 to 12 inches of rain²

Marshland Buffers Gone

Marshland acts as a buffer between hurricanes and towns. A storm will start to lose strength as it reaches marshland, and will be weaker once it arrives to populated areas. Unfortunately, environmental erosion has destroyed 900 square miles of coastline in the Houma area.¹

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