Photo: Katrina, Rita Actually Helped Wetlands, Study Says



A truck lies buried in silt and sediment in Chenier Plain in western Louisiana after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered the area in 2005.

A controversial new study suggests that the hurricanes actually helped to stabilize the area's wetlands by depositing tons of silt and sediment.

Photograph © Science


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