Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Tulane University-led team of interdisciplinary researchers says coastal Louisiana's climate-driven land loss and population shifts could position the state to become a global leader in planning for climate adaptation. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Sustainability , argue that Louisiana's accelerating shoreline retreat and coastal depopulation offer an opportunity to develop strategies for households, infrastructure, and regional economies to adapt to climate change. Louisiana as a climate bellwether Due to global sea-level rise, many coastal populations worldwide will likely relocate inland during the next century. According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Louisiana contains the most exposed coastal zone in the world, reflected in part by some of the highest rates of wetland loss. As a result, the region may offer an early preview of changes other coastal areas could face later this century.…