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In Louisiana, Rising Seas Threaten Native Americans' Land

Clip: 06/01/2012 | 9m 6s

Native Americans' tribal lands along the Louisiana coast are washing away as sea levels rise and marshes sink. Part of our Coping with Climate Change series, Hari Sreenivasan reports from Isle de Jean Charles, a community that is slowly disappearing into the sea.

Aired: 06/01/12

Rating: NR

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