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...Mississippi in its naturally flowing state spilled silt into an intricate delta, spreading sediment east and west and fortifying the islands. Walled and dredged all the way to the Gulf, the river now dumps that silt right over the edge of the continental shelf. Geologists report that the Chandeleur Islands--a healthy necklace of sandy barriers about 70 miles from New Orleans--appeared to have been wiped out by Katrina, leaving one more stretch of the city's coast dangerously exposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fragile Gulf | 5/10/2006 | See Source »

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