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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...