More extensive land loss expected on coastal deltas due to rivers jumping course during sea-level rise
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2119333119
Abstract: Significance Deltaic land is valuable and at risk of drowning due to relative sea-level rise. Forecasts for the next century suggest sediment deposition by rivers can help counteract land loss, but estimates have yet to… read more here.
Keywords: land loss; land; level rise; sea level ... See more keywords
Eroding Land and Erasing Place: A Qualitative Study of Place Attachment, Risk Perception, and Coastal Land Loss in Southern Louisiana
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DOI: 10.3390/su13116269
Abstract: Southern Louisiana and its coastal bayous are sites of both frequent flooding and rapid coastal land loss, exacerbated by the increasing effects of climate change. Though much work has examined flood risk perceptions in coastal… read more here.
Keywords: place; southern louisiana; land loss; coastal land ... See more keywords