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By Stephen Leahy

Years Before Katrina's Environmental Costs Measured

Hurricane Katrina wiped out 52 square kilometers of coastal wetlands, and many barrier islands along the Gulf of Mexico coast disappeared. The environmental effects of this mega-storm will be felt for at least 15 years, say scientists.

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By Julio Godoy

An Island That Wants to Survive

Wind and sun produce 70 percent of the electricity in Foehr, an island in northern Germany in the North Sea that is fighting against rising sea levels.

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