Global Warming In Louisiana

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The question of whether or not we should abandon Louisiana has been recently brought up due to the flooding in Baton Rouge killing at least 13 people and evacuating tens of thousands of people. This question has people on both sides of it that feel strongly either way. Louisiana has many reasons why it should and should not be abandoned. There are many people say that Louisiana should be abandoned. The storm should have never happened. According to the National Weather Service the chance of this storm happening was 1 in 1,000. Yes, it was still a possibility that it would have happened but we were talking about a 0.1% chance of that happening. Many people blame global warming for this storm which brings up another question, if global warming

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