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Vanishing land. Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana.

04 March 2016. Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana.
Vanishing land. First climate refugees in the USA. Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha Indians.
'We are not moving.' A defiant sign is posted next to a survival pod from an oil rig.
Scenes from the disappearing bayou where the tribe has recently been awarded $52 million to resettle on higher ground as more and more of their land is consumed by erosion from the Gulf of Mexico.
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com

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04 March 2016. Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana.<br />
Vanishing land. First climate refugees in the USA. Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha Indians.<br />
'We are not moving.' A defiant sign is posted next to a survival pod from an oil rig.<br />
Scenes from the disappearing bayou where the tribe has recently been awarded $52 million to resettle on higher ground as more and more of their land is consumed by erosion from the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com