Topic: Bolivar Peninsula
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Focus Surging storms: Can the US adapt in time to avert coastal damage?
Damage from severe storms such as Sandy is likely to escalate by the end of the century as the population grows and people continue to build along the Eastern Seaboard.
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Tar balls now found in Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain
Tar balls and oil sheen from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have now made their way into Lake Pontchartrain, the northern boundary of New Orleans.
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Endangered sea turtles washing up on coast
Scientists are investigating why endangered sea turtles are washing up on the Gulf Coast.
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Defying Ike: Why 140,000 stayed behind
They weathered the hurricane against the orders of authorities, to protect their property and way of life
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After Ike, to rebuild or not?
Coastal Texas now faces the classic question asked in the wake of other natural disasters.
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Ike's wake triggers massive relief and cleanup effort
One of the largest storms in US history will cost billions of dollars.
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