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.
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This caption show the amount of collapse that has taken place in the salt dome in just 3 weeks |