A new study identified hot spots of sinking levees that will need to be prioritized for maintenance to withstand future ...

The Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts are the latest factor. But funding concerns date back to Biden’s term, when ...

New research reveals that sections of New Orleans' $15 billion flood control system are subsiding faster than sea levels are ...

This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and ...

The research comes nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new ...

In a nutshell New Orleans’ $15 billion flood protection system is sinking up to 28 millimeters per year—nearly 10 times ...

Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new satellite-based study finds that some areas are losing nearly two inches of ...

NEW ORLEANS — A new study by Tulane University suggests some levees in New Orleans are sinking despite millions of dollars spent on infrastructure improvements since Hurricane Katrina. Using ...

New Orleans' flood barriers are sinking, study finds New Orleans — As the Atlantic hurricane season officially begins next week, a new study published Friday by researchers at Tulane University ...