Bays On US Gulf Coast Vulnerable To Flooding
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 14:21
in Earth & Climate
The most comprehensive geological review ever undertaken of the upper US Gulf Coast suggests that a combination of rising seas and dammed rivers could flood large swaths of wetlands this century in one or more bays from Alabama to Texas. The findings stem from bayfloor sediment samples, radiocarbon tests and seismic surveys compiled over 30 years.