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Tulane University: Studies Find That River Diversions Can Overcome Louisiana's Rapid Sinking
November 19, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 19 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021:

Two new studies led by former Tulane University doctoral students show the likely benefits of land building by river diversions, despite these deposits initially causing rapid subsidence in coastal Louisiana.

Published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, the papers focus on subsidence in coastal wetlands and in shallow bays. Using differen . . .

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