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Repairing landscapes after hurricane
Loss of trees is a common catastrophe during hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather events. Water-saturated soils also can contribute to trees uprooting during heavy winds. In addition, ice storms, although rare, can cause structural damage.
Oysters are still plagued with abnormalities from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 dumped more than four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and researchers found marine life is still feeling the impact of the disaster.
Three weeks after Ida toppled tombs in Ironton's cemetery, caskets remain scattered across the community
With little to do living in the country, Kornell Davis remembers running through Ironton's cemetery while growing up on lower Plaquemines Parish's rural west bank. Shaded by old oak trees, the graveyard was lined with tombs stacked upon one another, the caskets inside holding families whose lineage dated back more than a century.
Most Baton Rouge residents are concerned about climate change, though party lines still divide
A growing number of Baton Rouge residents believe that storms are becoming more fierce and want the government to take action to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to the latest installment of the 2021 CityStats report from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.