Times of India

US built 2,000 km of Mississippi levees; Louisiana later lost 4,900 sq km of land

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The construction of levees along the Mississippi River has led to significant coastal land erosion in Louisiana by obstructing critical river sediment from reaching coastal estuaries.

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