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Native community in Louisiana relocates as land washes away

Clip: 7/30/2016 | 10m 3s

Native community in Louisiana relocates as land washes away

Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana has lost 98 percent of its land to coastal erosion caused by sinking land and exacerbated by rising seas and increased storm surges. The tribal community that lives there will be the first to receive federal tax dollars to help them relocate in response to climate change. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

07/30/2016 | Rating NR

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