Coastal Restoration
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Coastal Restoration
Coastal management and restoration of our planet's coastlines with a particular focus on California, Louisiana and the Pacific.  Emphasizing wetland restoration, aspects of agriculture in the coastal plain, fisheries, dealing with coastal hazards, and effective governance.
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Surfers, Marines in a tussle over Trestles

Surfers, Marines in a tussle over Trestles | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
A disagreement over a well-known slice of the Southern California coast is threatening to drive a wedge between Marines and surfers, groups that had recently set aside differences and become political allies.
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Chasing Mud: The 2011 Miss. River Flood

http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/545 The 2011 Mississippi River flood was among the largest and most damaging to occur along this waterway in the past century....
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Jumpt to 1:55 if you want to skip the ad for USGS, jump to 6 minutes if you want to see some of the sediment cores themselves.  The flood event dropped several cenitmeters of fresh sediment.  We need more floods like this!!!

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Flood Control in the Netherlands Now Allows Sea Water In

Flood Control in the Netherlands Now Allows Sea Water In | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
The Netherlands has held back the sea for centuries; now it is letting it in, as the Dutch realize they are facing a losing battle.
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We need a much better model of coastal adaptation than most folks are currently envisioning.

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Tons of Californians arrested at White House climate change protest

Tons of Californians arrested at White House climate change protest
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The XL issue remains a smoldering, contentious issue that folks see as something of a line in the sand (not that we haven't had these before).

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Geologists quantify, characterize sediment carried by Mississippi flood to Louisiana's wetlands

Geologists quantify, characterize sediment carried by Mississippi flood to Louisiana's wetlands | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
The spring 2011 flood on the Mississippi was among the largest floods ever, the river swelling over its banks and wreaking destruction in the surrounding areas.
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Watch a CNN Reporter Compare the Disabled Carnival Cruise Ship to Hurricane Katrina

Watch a CNN Reporter Compare the Disabled Carnival Cruise Ship to Hurricane Katrina | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
As you're all probably well aware, the shit-covered Carnival cruise ship finally arrived in Mobile, Alabama earlier tonight. CNN dropped all other news to cover the event as though it were some sort of national disaster, which it clearly isn't.
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