Gone with the Water. Joel K. Bourne, Jr..
by Bourne, Joel K., Jr; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 21Environment. Publisher: National Geographic, 2004ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Barrier islands | Coast changes | Coastal ecology | Environmental risk assessment | Louisiana | Marsh ecology | Mississippi River Delta (La.) | New Orleans (La.) | U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency | WetlandsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Louisiana's wetlands are twice the size of Everglades National Park, funnel more oil into the United States than the Alaska pipeline, sustain one of the nation's largest fisheries, and provide vital hurricane protection for New Orleans. And they're disappearing under the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of 33 football fields a day." (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC) This article discusses the alarmingly fast rate at which "Louisiana is losing its protective fringe of marshes and barrier islands," noting that "despite nearly half a billion dollars spent over the past decade to stem the tide, the state continues to lose about 25 square miles of land each year, roughly one acre every 33 minutes."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Gone with the Water, Oct. 2004; pp. 88-105.
"Louisiana's wetlands are twice the size of Everglades National Park, funnel more oil into the United States than the Alaska pipeline, sustain one of the nation's largest fisheries, and provide vital hurricane protection for New Orleans. And they're disappearing under the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of 33 football fields a day." (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC) This article discusses the alarmingly fast rate at which "Louisiana is losing its protective fringe of marshes and barrier islands," noting that "despite nearly half a billion dollars spent over the past decade to stem the tide, the state continues to lose about 25 square miles of land each year, roughly one acre every 33 minutes."
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