The Louisiana Bayou Is Hiding Something Nobody Talks About

🐊 The Louisiana bayou is hiding something nobody talks about: the land is disappearing. Coastal Louisiana has lost about 2,000 square miles since the 1930s, and whole communities are slowly sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. 🌊 Find out how the levees on the Mississippi River, oil and gas canals and rising seas are swallowing the wetlands. Meet Isle de Jean Charles, home to some of America's first climate refugees. 👇 Did you know Louisiana was shrinking? Tell us in the comments! 🔔 Subscribe for more videos about America, maps and geography