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 ...

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 ...

The latest research from leading institutions paints a sobering picture of America's coastal future. 3 m by 2050, increasing ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research found that New Orleans is sinking, with one neighborhood losing as much as an inch per year, NBC News reported. The most threatened area of ...

WASHINGTON — Everyone has known New Orleans is a sinking city. Now new research suggests parts of the city are sinking even faster than many scientists imagined — more than an inch a year. That may ...

WASHINGTON Everyone has known New Orleans is a sinking city. Now new research suggests parts of the city are sinking even faster than many scientists imagined more than an inch a year. That may ...