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Reshaping Coastal Louisiana

While there are efforts to reinforce its beaches and marshes, some of Barataria Bay is slowly slipping away.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published January 4, 2021
Data acquired August 31, 1985 - October 2, 2020

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 8 > OLI
Collection:
Sea Level Rise