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Yale Environment 360: The U.S. is losing wetlands at a rate of 80,000 acres per year, in part because of intensifying coastal storms and sea level rise, according to a new government study. From 2004 to 2009, the country lost more than 360,000 acres of freshwater and saltwater wetlands, a decline driven both by traditional factors, such as coastal development, as well as worsening storms and slowly rising seas, the study says. The rate of loss is a signal that government efforts to protect and restore wetlands are failing......
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Intensifying Storms Are Contributing To Ongoing U.S. Wetlands Loss
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 9th, 2013
Posted in Water Conservation