NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jesse Keenan of Tulane University about a new study that suggests New Orleans could become uninhabitable by the end of the century.

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 ...

A new study suggests that engineered defenses used to protect some of Louisiana's most vulnerable cities may not be enough.

New Orleans — As the Atlantic hurricane season has gotten underway, a new study published Friday by researchers at Tulane University reveals hotspots in New Orleans' concrete flood walls which had ...

Here are 11 sinking cities that are in danger of disappearing due to climate change and rising sea levels.

New Orleans may have crossed a “point of no return” as rising seas, sinking land and stronger storms converge.

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 ...

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 ...

The lowest point in Louisiana is over two meters below sea level and can be found in the state's largest city.