From Antarctica, where
a research expedition was canceled due to rising temperatures, to the Arctic Sea,
where ice continues to melt,
the effects of climate change are being felt around the globe. In the
United States, temperatures are rising and coastlines are disappearing.
One of the areas that has been affected the most is Louisiana, the
coastline of which has been in danger for years. According to a new
study
reported on by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the danger is greater than anyone realized.
The Geological Society of America on Wednesday
published a study
by a team of Tulane University geologists that found Louisana's
coastline is sinking 50 percent faster than was estimated two years ago.
They discovered the coast is sinking at an average rate of 9
millimeters per year (with a margin of error of 1 millimeter). In some
areas—including along the Mississippi River south of New Orleans—the
rate is 12 millimeters per year.
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