| Number | 23897 |
| Subject | Natural Disaster |
| Source | Times-Picayune (New Orleans) |
| State | NO |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication Date | 12/14/2008 |
| Summary | The Times-Picayune found that over the next 100 years the natural sinking of soft marsh soils could result in making New Orleans an island. Hundreds of miles of Louisiana coastline would be wiped out and sea-level will rise over time as the soil falls. |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 20 |
| Keywords | flooding; marshes; delta; Mississippi River; Hurricane Katrina; wetland; sediment; |
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