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Louisianas coastline is disappearing too quickly for mappers to keep up
2014-03-05 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Twenty-five years ago, miles of marshy land and grasses separated the small fishing outpost of Buras, La., from the Gulf of Mexico. But years of erosion - along with the one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - have washed away much of that barrier. Today, the islands, inlets, and bays that once defined the coastline of Plaquemines Parish have begun to melt together. Like all coasts, the land around the Mississippi River is constantly evolving. In past centuries, that process was slowed...
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Coral mappers reach Caribbean waters
2013-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Coral reefs teem with a diverse array of life and colour, but in many places around the world, their future is uncertain. The Caribbean, where this vibrant moray eel was shot by an advance party for the mappers, is having a particularly bad time of it. Over the past 50 years, 80 per cent of the coral reef cover there has been lost to a perfect storm of pollution, overfishing, rising temperatures and ocean acidification. Researchers worry that others could soon be in a similar state. More detailed,...
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FOSS4G puts out a call for GeoHackers and Mappers
2013-06-27 19:35:02| Location-Based Services (LBS) Zone
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