Coastal Land and Wetland Loss, Mississippi River Delta (IMAGE)

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Coastal Land and Wetland Loss, Mississippi River Delta

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This image shows four decades of coastal land and wetland loss in the Mississippi River Delta, as observed by Landsat (USGS/NASA Landsat Program).

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[Credit: Zachary Tessler (Data: USGS/NASA Landsat Program)]

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