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Ocean Rise: The Black Swan of Coastal Ecology

Ocean Rise: The Black Swan of Coastal Ecology. Edward P. Richards Professor of Law LSU Law Center richards@lsu.edu http://sites.law.lsu.edu/coast/ Google "the deadly coast". Coastal Elevations. 2010 2100. Chalk Talk. The topography of a coastal wet land

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Ocean Rise: The Black Swan of Coastal Ecology

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  1. Ocean Rise: The Black Swan of Coastal Ecology Edward P. Richards Professor of Law LSU Law Center richards@lsu.edu http://sites.law.lsu.edu/coast/ Google "the deadly coast"

  2. Coastal Elevations

  3. 20102100

  4. Chalk Talk • The topography of a coastal wet land • Generally a river delta - where the sweet meets the salt • Gently sloping, low tidal flow • Hurricane climax wetlands • The effect of ocean rise • The local fallacy of coastal restoration • Wetlands can only survive if they can retreat inland

  5. The Black Swan • The Louisiana Coast is the most threatened wetlands in the US • The threat is due to geologic subsidence and to ocean rise. • Environmental groups cannot let go of their theory that coastal loss is due to oil companies. • By buying into the restoration myth, environmental groups empower the state and other players whose only long-term plan is to levee the coast.

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