The Vanishing Island | Op-Docs | The New York Times

This short documentary profiles residents of the Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, as they confront a future threatened by sinking shorelines and rising seas.
Produced by: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
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[@adrianrichards7253]

the oil companies caused this they should pay to fix it

[@ricksaunders]

Beautifully shot. I've seen a lot of fine videos from NYT, but this is exceptional. Kudos.

[@chriscotton9577]

Wow, that was very good.

[@JTrahanUSA]

The Corp of Engineers and the Oil Industry owe the people of Isle de Jean Charles Island off the coast of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The United States forced these Native American people from their original native lands in the early 1800's, which is why these people ended up on this island. They adapted and learned to love their adopted land, however....The Corps of Engineers channeled the Mississippi River to prevent it from growing Louisiana as it had with silting in the past. Earth pacts through years, so if no silt is added, the land mass pacts and, thus, sinks. The oil industry cut canals through the island giving salt water routes into the interior of the island thus killing salt water plants and allowing more entry through the island by hurricanes. I hope something is done to help these people. The people of this island do not deserve the bad hand they have been dealt. None of what they are going through is "natural". It is all man-made...man-made by the government and man-mad the oil industry. I do not know how much good this project will do, but any help for these people is better than no help at all. But, although I see a lot of "Shell Oil" tee-shirts, I do not hear any south Louisiana accents in the voices of the people promoting this project. I hope it helps, but I am not holding my breath. Having lived in bayou country in south Louisiana, I know how good life could be. Yes it was living off the land and the water, but it was a good life. From the land and water around you, you had what you needed to feed your family, and your family grew and you were happy. It was their home.

[@mrsaye499]

thanks for posting this. a lot of people don't know this. I am only now becoming aware of this.

[@chattigre]

Your DP is a badass. Thanks Andrew Watson. And those poor people are doomed. Very sad.

[@Themsbeatlesrock]

"she's pregnant, poor thing" lol aw so cute

[@AlanTClark]

Yes I could watch those two fish all day 🙂

[@scasey1960]

Why should we spend any money mitigating the consequences of global warming that of been ignored by the oil industry? Should not the oil industry pay for the levees needed to protect their refineries?

[@Moonsabie]

lovely people.

[@marlongeli1586]

beautiful place..

[@careywyatt1327]

clean the trash up off the bottom of the sea , keep the top soil for fertilizer to build the land back up , and to sell to pay for the clean up job , it will make the water a lot cleaner , and lower the sea level , and give people jobs , ever body will be happy .

[@granadilla4585]

Good luck my boys.

[@noahpwsc9505]

This came out 6 years ago. Do you wonder how well they're doing now? So do I. We've already brought the apocalypse. The question is, how long can we make until that apocalypse comes?

[@skweeji]

For those still here and those still curious. This island was 2 x .5 miles in area as of april 2019. I'm sure almost everyone has evacuated by now but even so, this was an entire island.. disappeared. Families and culture, sunken. Like an old ship, hah...

[@skweeji]

Brown John uhh no actually it’s a real issue i’m not “fear mongering” anything i’m stating facts for those who are curious. at the time of filming this it was a lot bigger so obviously it was drowned more since then.

[@C_C_SEA]

stunning #AGW #sealevelrise

[@GigRick]

pov: college assignment.

[@jaywalker8309]

the ocean is reclaiming the coastal regions us

[@solopolo]

This is free?!

[@noahpwsc9505]

Lieutenant Dan

[@mammontustado9680]

*waves vigorously

[@shanaemays1039]

So sad...

[@misxha3240]

i love u shrimp fisher stay high

[@joannmossa5509]

Unfortunately, Louisiana is in cahoots with the oil industry.

[@laman491]

not so much as you would think.. www.lmoga.com/issues-initiatives/economic-impact

[@cjedd9704]

OH, right! lol That's why the oil industry takes such good care of the coastline. No, the oil industry is not in cahoots with La, it's in cahoots with the wealthy 1% who don't care about the land, the planet, or ordinary people - just about their profits. Louisiana is the victim, its beautiful lands being washed away, the estuaries and wetlands destroyed, the forest of dead cypress a testimony to the oil field's channels funneling salt water deeper and deeper into the state's waterways, killing plant and animal life and making it increasingly difficult for the people who live there to hang onto their homes and way of life.

[@nifty1940]

@@cjedd9704 You got that right mate.

[@stephanierandolph2520]

Jj

[@teddyrose3142]

Rising sea levels, ha

[@owakonzee]

Nothing to do with rising sea level nor “more severe storm.” The land is sinking. Sea level is the same; storms are the same.

[@MattJohno2]

If the land sank the sea level would follow. Earth isn't made of water.

[@unaninanine3743]

More like poverty island...