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John Lopez - BRW V
John Lopez - BRW V
John Lopez, Ph. D. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Building Resiliency Workshop V March 13, 2014 SaveOurLake.org
49 miles X 49 miles
From 1932 to 2006, 2,400 square miles of land lost to the sea
Hurricane Katrina surge, Note: 5-foot reduction across 14 miles = 1/2.8 miles
With surge
Source: Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation & Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 2008)
Source: Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation & Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 2008)