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 Stories About: Coastal Erosion AND Louisiana AND news AND wetlands
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The Coastest With the Leastest
Coastal-ecology degradation contributed to Katrina's destructive force |
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02 Sep 2005 |
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| The Coastest With the Leastest Coastal-ecology degradation contributed to Katrina's destructive force Far from being solely a "natural" disaster, Hurricane Katrina's impact was compounded by human alterations of the Gulf Coast ecology. Complex levee and canal systems built to protect New Orleans from being flooded by the Mississippi River, and to improve the river as a shipping channel, have also preve ... |
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| Topics: Coastal Erosion, Louisiana, news, wetlands (all these topics) |
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