Parts of Louisiana’s sunken coast are resurfacing

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By John MetcalfeFeb 12, 2015, 4:27 pm46 pts
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Louisiana’s coastline is shrinking into nothingness. The erection of levees and industrial ruination — not to mention subsidence and the fastest rate of rising sea levels in the world — have…

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