Ann Yoachim
@AnnYoachim
Followers
135
Following
657
Media
2
Statuses
117
Connector.CommunityBuilder.Professor.Explorer
Traveling
Joined March 2015
A dragon fly appears to help Jude Leonardo, 16, herd horses in Calcasieu Parish as he & his family evacuate their horses with four wheelers as Hurricane Laura approaches on Wed. The family lives 25 miles from the Gulf. Pic by Chris Granger #louisiana #hurricane #HurricaneLaura
3
20
65
How does Laura's 'unsurvivable' potential 20-foot storm surge compare to other Louisiana hurricanes? That and more key info: https://t.co/pzVI86Emkr For perspective: Only 1 Louisiana hurricane in the past half-century caused a surge of more than 15 feet. It's the obvious one.
nola.com
As Hurricane Laura looms over the Gulf Coast with winds that could gust as high as 170 mph, the storm surge it brings represents another potentially "unsurvivable" danger.
2
31
42
“They’re thinking Cameron parish is going to look like an extension of the Gulf of Mexico for a couple of days,” @LouisianaGov says. #lagov #lawx
2
36
41
Dr. Sherwood 'Woody' Gagliano, 'Paul Revere' of coastal land loss, dead at 84 -- Dr. Gagliano was the foundation of today's multi-billion-dollar coastal restoration effort https://t.co/fJzhIWMTXv via @nolanews
nola.com
Dr. Sherwood M. “Woody” Gagliano, a geologist, geographer and archaeologist credited with being the first modern scientist to document Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline in the 1970s and to...
0
22
52
Would like to see more media coverage of the impending 'Zoom Boom' and the ability of Internet providers/systems to handle it. Lots of organizations are making decisions based on what may be optimistic assumptions.
1
12
32
Just out, by yours truly: the old coastal communities of eastern New Orleans, from Seabrook to the Rigolets: https://t.co/UUXeAWc38z
2
17
55
Nine years of research on BP spill, dispersants documents potential human health, mental health effects (Only 3 pct of published studies paid for with part of $500 m from BP looked at human health, but findings were significant) https://t.co/eLFB4vTIrg via @nolanews
nola.com
Nearly a decade of BP-funded research has uncovered a laundry list of potential health effects resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including possible links between obesity and dispersants...
0
15
12
If you thought double-consciousness was a thing for the average black American, imagine what it’s like when you’ diagnosed with a major disease.
cleveland.com
Columnist Jarvis DeBerry talks about his scheduled kidney transplant and the stigma associated with chronic illness.
21
40
114
Apothecary Gallery will host an exhibition highlighting Hispanic/ Latino roots in the Chattanooga community. For any questions or concerns please contact us at: utcapothecarygallery@gmail.com
0
6
4
"What do you do about a housing stock that isn't new enough, or old enough, to compete for new residents?" @TulaneArch @inakialday
@AnnYoachim
https://t.co/4Itgantla1
nola.com
Jefferson Parish will soon begin a pilot program in Terrytown that seeks to answer one of the most vexing development questions facing suburban New Orleans: What do you do about
0
6
4
UTC’s Apothecary Gallery is opening up a call for exhibition proposals! Shows will run through the 2019-2020 academic year. If you’ve got an idea for an exhibition, you have until September 30th to submit your written proposal. More details below:
0
8
8
Apparently being in an underground drainage canal for an unknown amount of time is not good for your car.
17
49
129
Join us for a *LIVE STREAM* as we launch our first-ever, multi-year Research Studios with a roundtable discussion, moderated by Susan Szenasy (@szenasy) of @MetropolisMag and hosted by Richard Campanella (@nolacampanella). 🎦Live Stream, 1:30-4pm, Aug. 23: https://t.co/9DAxTNtZ4a
0
5
3
So glad Bob Marshall is writing for us now, even though his columns scare me to death. That's because he's telling the truth. Bob Marshall: Relieved about Hurricane Barry? Don't be, because this is the new normal https://t.co/xXk9wPpT5g via @nolanews
nola.com
If you like living in New Orleans and south Louisiana (or, if you have no other choice) the smartest thing you can do right now is this:
3
19
30
What if a hurricane pushed a surge up an already high Mississippi River? No one is certain. https://t.co/jjO4GVSJWL via @nolanews
nola.com
The Mississippi River has always been the lifeblood of New Orleans. It’s the reason for the city’s existence, and an awe-inspiring if sometimes forgotten feature of its landscape. One thing
0
2
0
Good news: river at Carrollton Gauge now expected to crest at 'only' 17 feet. But that's around two feet lower than previous prediction, and three feet lower than max predicated two days ago.
4
38
125
Corps: Opening Morganza ahead of storm would have been 'poor decision,' put other areas at risk https://t.co/zegATRXGjK via @nolanews
nola.com
With storm surge from Hurricane Barry forecast to raise the Mississippi River to dangerous heights on Saturday, some observers have pointedly questioned why the Army Corps of Engineers did not
0
0
0
Some good news: --NWS has updated crest prediction at Carrollton Gauge to 19 ft, down a foot; --gauge data and levee data are based on 2 different vertical datums-->which buys us extra room; --USACE says some levee heights are actually higher than reported in its public database.
3
22
64
'Blind' swarms, algae blooms in Louisiana's 'uncharted' territory: Inside true costs of Bonnet Carre | Louisiana Environment | https://t.co/UKr55i1RJw
nola.com
Liz Reinhardt Delsa was driving home from the airport on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on June 16 when she heard what she thought was heavy rain hitting her windshield.
0
0
0