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Louisiana’s $2-Billion Gamble: Flood the Land to Save the Coast

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Louisiana’s $2-Billion Gamble: Flood the Land to Save the Coast

Duy Linh Tu and Julian Lim

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FEMA to Start Tracking Race of Disaster-Aid Applicants

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Tiger Sharks, Tracked Over Decades, Are Shifting Their Haunts With Ocean Warming

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Tiger Sharks, Tracked Over Decades, Are Shifting Their Haunts With Ocean Warming

Using a combination of fishing data and satellite tracking, scientists found that the sharks have shifted their range some 250 miles poleward over the last 40 years.

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