Antonio Bussalacchi, President of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. Chris D’Elia, GOMURC Board member and Dean of the LSU College of the Coast and Environment, recently wrote a guest column for the Advocate entitled “After BP Spill, protecting the Gulf region requires even more money.” Given the sunsetting of spill-funded programs like the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, they call for a new federal initiative to help address the many threats to the Gulf environment, economy and national security, such as sea level rise and severe storms. They call for a multidisciplinary, coordinated effort that builds predictive capabilities and infrastructure to improve the resilience of impacted communities.
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