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Do Hurricanes Nourish Coastal Wetlands?

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: April 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Length: 01:32

Killer storms may actually stabilize coastal wetlands. Read the full description.
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Do Hurricanes Nourish Coastal Wetlands?
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Default-piece-image-0 Are hurricanes good for anything? Maybe. Katrina and Rita devastated hundreds of square miles in the Louisiana and Mississippi lowlands. But it turns out that the killer storms may actually have stabilized coastal wetlands...

Do Hurricanes Nourish Coastal Wetlands? | 01:32

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Are hurricanes good for anything? Maybe. Katrina and Rita devastated hundreds of square miles in the Louisiana and Mississippi lowlands. But it turns out that the killer storms may actually have stabilized coastal wetlands...

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  • Produced: Apr 18, 2007
  • Producers: Catalina Island Conservancy

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