It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 2,000 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage.

After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay? When a study in May ...

Parts of Greater New Orleans are sinking at rates that researchers say could complicate long-term flood protection. A peer-reviewed study by NASA and Tulane University researchers, published in ...

Parts of Greater New Orleans are sinking by millimeters per year, increasing their vulnerability to floods and storm surges. Though most of the city is stable, areas near the Louis Armstrong New ...

Parts of New Orleans, including its international airport, are sinking nearly 2 inches per year, according to a new study. Wetlands and parts of the city’s levee system are sinking, too. The geography ...

Scientists have known for some time that the “big easy” is sinking, but a new study has found that New Orleans and the surrounding metropolitan area is losing elevation at a faster rate than ...

Scientists have made an unsettling discovery about parts of New Orleans’ $15 billion hurricane protection system: They’re sinking faster than sea levels are rising. Using radar measurements taken from ...

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new study from Tulane University researchers suggests that sections of the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It has been 20 years since New Orleans' faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 1 ...