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Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise – Mississippi Delta
April 6, 2012 | National Science Foundation

“The Earth’s crust beneath the Mississippi Delta sinks at a much slower rate than what had been assumed. [...] However, these subsidence rates are small compared to the rate of present-day sea-level rise.” Quoted from the National Science Foundation press release.


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