The concern with the collapsing salt dome is the combination of stored toxic waste mixed sitting in a cauldron of methane, which only needs a single spark to erupt. The result could be a nuclear-like eruption in Southern Louisiana. At the very least, thousands of residents are being displaced, just like the tens of thousands in the northeast that are now homeless.
This caption show the amount of collapse that has taken place in the salt dome in just 3 weeks |