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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Chinook helicopter drops sandbags into a breach along the London Avenue canal in New Orleans to close a levee breach after ...
A survey of the lowest-lying regions in the United States indicates that one major city stands alone as the most at-risk: New Orleans. The Shreveport Times described how the Big Easy's unique ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
One of the most beloved cities in America is facing a future that no amount of nostalgia or levee infrastructure can hold back. New Orleans, home to nearly 360,000 people and a cultural legacy that ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A study published in the journal Science Advances found some parts of New Orleans may be sinking, though most of the city is remaining level. Simone Fiaschi, an Earth Scientist ...
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 ...
It has been 20 years since New Orleans‘ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 1,400 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage.
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood ...