Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the marsh on the other,Isle de Jean Charles sits at the southern tip of Louisiana's rapidly disappearing wetlands,an area that is 3 to 4 miles long and about a mile wide.The tribe has been living here since 1840.But about a football field worth of land in the region is lost every half hour because of erosion(侵蚀),storms and rising sea water—a constant process that is expected to worsen with climate change.
Isle de Jean Charles has been flooded five times in the last six years,being transformed from a once lush(繁茂的) landscape into a barren disaster zone.The floodwaters have spread large amounts of salt across the tiny island,making it nearly impossible for much to grow any more.
The road to their village has been flooded so often,and now only one narrow road is usable,which is often covered by water.The fire station was closed a few years ago,and the island's church was relocated.Now,only 25 families are left,with a “few dozen” people.A controversial $900 million system of sea walls to save endangered communities along the Louisiana coast raised hopes here.But the final design did not include Isle de Jean Charles because officials concluded it simply would cost too much to protect the relatively few families that were left.
【语篇解读】 本文是时文阅读。介绍了在美国路易斯安那州湿地的一个小部落正面临生存威胁。
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