Monday, December 09, 2013

Study Says U.S. Can’t Keep Up with Loss of Ecologically-Sensitive Wetlands

Coastal wetlands of Louisiana have received national attention due to rapid wetland loss over the past century. Under the NGOM project, a team of scientists will work to better understand the causes and consequences of these wetland changes. (Credit: Kathryn Smith) Click to enlarge.
Over a four-year span, the United States lost more than 360,000 acres of freshwater and saltwater wetlands to fierce storms, sea-level rise and booming development along the coasts, according to a newly released federal study.

 The disappearance of so much grass and forest marsh on the edge of waterways is a disturbing sign that government projects to restore wetlands are failing to keep pace, environmentalists said, as storms intensify, the sea level creeps up and development paves the way for rising coastal populations.

 Study Says U.S. Can’t Keep Up with Loss of Ecologically-Sensitive Wetlands
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