Mississippi Diversions to Restore Storm-Protecting Wetlands Not Working

By Amanda Mascarelli of Nature magazine Three coastal-restoration projects intended to rescue Louisiana's rapidly shrinking wetlands have failed to restore marsh during the past two decades. Instead, the schemes — which involve diverting fresh water from the Mississippi River in the hope of carrying sediment to marshes and aiding plant life — have made these regions more vulnerable to hurricanes, according to the authors of a study published by Geophysical Research Letters . Louisiana's coastal wetlands are up against a host of natural and anthropogenic factors

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Mississippi Diversions to Restore Storm-Protecting Wetlands Not Working