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Sea-Level Rise, Subsidence, and Wetland Loss
September 14, 2011 | USGS on YouTube

“This video describes causes of wetland loss in the Mississippi River Delta. Rapid land subsidence due to sediment compaction and dewatering increases the rate of submergence in this deltaic system.” Quoted from the USGS video release.


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