- Scientists studied real-time changes in coastal wetlands over 13 years in response to rapid sea-level rise along Gulf of Mexico. Measurements at 253 monitoring sites show that 87% of these sites cannot adapt to rising sea levels, and 75% of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands could collapse by 2070. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45487-6 8 comments science
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- Battered by hurricanes and tired of rebuilding, 90% of population has left this coastal town https://www.yahoo.com/news/louisiana-town-battered-hurricanes-tries-191239169.html 22 comments
- Louisiana wetlands are undergoing an ‘ecosystem collapse,’ scientists say - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/02/15/louisiana-coastal-erosion-swamp-wetland-loss/ 7 comments
- A Louisiana town, battered by hurricanes, tries to hang on in a warming world https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/louisiana-town-battered-hurricanes-tries-hang-warming-world-rcna142966 3 comments
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