By mober079 The PulseMarch 2, 2020

A Mini-Mississippi River May Help Save Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast

Researcher putting dye into the Mini-Mississippi River to study water flows round a proposed diversion. — A Mini-Mississippi River May Help Save Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/climate/louisiana-mississippi-river-model.html?te=1&nl=climate-fwd:&emc=edit_clim_20200226&campaign_id=54&instance_id=16305&segment_id=21646&user_id=e3258b096f13b881d48f8fbef8cf0f1e&regi_id=11191408720200226

Laboratory model of the lower Mississippi River tests plans for sediment diversion, Gulf Coast restoration.

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Civil Engineering Lower Mississippi River Planning / Policy Research

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