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Press Release 12-065
Scientists Find Slow Subsidence of Earth's Crust Beneath the Mississippi Delta
But Gulf Coast sea-level rise rate five times higher now than in pre-industrial times
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Geoscientists report new findings on sea level rise and coastal subsidence in Louisiana.
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Aerial view of Delacroix, Louisiana, mostly abandoned due to sea-level rise and wetland loss.
Credit: Tor Törnqvist |
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Torbjörn Törnqvist determines the elevation of a GPS-antenna in the Mississippi Delta.
Credit: Juan Gonzalez |
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Scientists studying coastal subsidence look at a core section from the study area.
Credit: Juan Gonzalez |
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Dark gray wetland soil that formed some 3,000 years ago; it offers a view of past sea level.
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Storm surge on a Louisiana highway shows the effects of rising sea levels.
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