Restoration of the Mississippi Delta: Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

W. Day, John; F. Boesch, Donald; J. Clairain, Ellis; Paul Kemp, G.; Laska, Shirley; J. Mitsch, William; Orth, Kenneth; Mashriqui, Hassan; J. Reed, Denise; Shabman, Leonard; A. Simenstad, Charles; Streever, Bill; R. Twilley, Robert; C. Watson, Chester; T. Wells, John; F. Whigham, Dennis

doi:10.1126/science.1137030

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Restoration of the Mississippi Delta: Lessons from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Published in Science • Mar 22, 2007

Authors:

John W. Day

Donald F. Boesch

Ellis J. Clairain

Abstract

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed the vulnerability of coastal communities and how human activities that caused deterioration of the Mississippi Deltaic Plain (MDP) exacerbated this vulnerability. The MDP formed by dynamic interactions between river and coast at various temporal and spatial scales,...

Subject

River delta

Hurricane katrina

Vulnerability (computing)

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