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New Orleans - The New Atlantis?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/01/000121071306.htmScientists examine the future of New Orleans beyond 2100. Factors include sea level rise, land subsidence (sinking three feet per century), loss of wetlands, and the absence of restoration programs on the Mississippi River Delta.
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