The problem is also not wholly new. Since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost over 5,179 square kilometers (2,000 square miles) of land – an area roughly the size of Delaware. However, the situation is ...
Saucer-shaped coastal wetlands that remain on their fringes still provide drinking water, fishing and farming. But they could also be invaluable in mitigating future floods. Soil absorbs rainwater ...