Factoid/2013/08/16
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< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2013 | 08
It's Costly to Remove 'Free' Coastline Protection
- "For centuries the New Orleans coastline was protected by barrier islands and salt marshes that protected it from devastating storms. But the state has lost 4,900 km2 of coastal land in the last 75 years. These natural buffers disappeared, because dams on the Mississippi River trapped the sediment that would have nourished the islands and marshes." - excerpt from article at oceanhealthindex.org.
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