Westernmost, low-lying region of Louisiana coast on track to drown under sea level rise

Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana's wetlands, which serve as bulwarks against waves and rising seas, the state's coast has little chance of withstanding the accelerating rate of sea level rise, a new study concludes.
Results of the research, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and conducted by scientists at Tulane University, are published in the journal Nature Communications. They show the rate of sea level rise in the region over the past six to 10 ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=191205&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=clickThis is an NSF News item.

Source: NSF News - March 14, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news