Is Louisiana Losing Land at Clark Burdine blog

Is Louisiana Losing Land. A new study warns that sea level rise will swallow 5,800 square miles of wetlands in louisiana. Since the 1930s, louisiana has lost over 2,000 square miles of land, an area roughly the size of delaware. Already, wetlands are eroding and converting into open water, while barrier islands further down the coast wash away, and communities nearby are vulnerable to storm surge and flooding. Louisiana is in the midst of a land loss crisis that has claimed nearly 2,000 square miles of land since the 1930s, and a scientific analysis. Southeast louisiana is disappearing, quickly. Many factors have contributed to this collapse. A football field of wetlands vanishes into open water every 100 minutes. The mississippi river delta and coastal louisiana are disappearing at an astonishing rate: The coalition to restore coastal louisiana, which has worked on land loss issues for decades, spoke recently of the need to build. This map is the state’s 2017 estimate of wetlands loss through 2067. Without action, the basin will lose an extreme amount of land—550 square miles over the next 50 years.

Already, wetlands are eroding and converting into open water, while barrier islands further down the coast wash away, and communities nearby are vulnerable to storm surge and flooding. Since the 1930s, louisiana has lost over 2,000 square miles of land, an area roughly the size of delaware. Southeast louisiana is disappearing, quickly. The mississippi river delta and coastal louisiana are disappearing at an astonishing rate: Louisiana is in the midst of a land loss crisis that has claimed nearly 2,000 square miles of land since the 1930s, and a scientific analysis. Many factors have contributed to this collapse. Without action, the basin will lose an extreme amount of land—550 square miles over the next 50 years. A football field of wetlands vanishes into open water every 100 minutes. This map is the state’s 2017 estimate of wetlands loss through 2067. The coalition to restore coastal louisiana, which has worked on land loss issues for decades, spoke recently of the need to build.

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Is Louisiana Losing Land Since the 1930s, louisiana has lost over 2,000 square miles of land, an area roughly the size of delaware. A football field of wetlands vanishes into open water every 100 minutes. The coalition to restore coastal louisiana, which has worked on land loss issues for decades, spoke recently of the need to build. Without action, the basin will lose an extreme amount of land—550 square miles over the next 50 years. Many factors have contributed to this collapse. Since the 1930s, louisiana has lost over 2,000 square miles of land, an area roughly the size of delaware. The mississippi river delta and coastal louisiana are disappearing at an astonishing rate: Louisiana is in the midst of a land loss crisis that has claimed nearly 2,000 square miles of land since the 1930s, and a scientific analysis. This map is the state’s 2017 estimate of wetlands loss through 2067. Southeast louisiana is disappearing, quickly. Already, wetlands are eroding and converting into open water, while barrier islands further down the coast wash away, and communities nearby are vulnerable to storm surge and flooding. A new study warns that sea level rise will swallow 5,800 square miles of wetlands in louisiana.