New Orleans Past 'Point of No Return,' Residents Warned to Start Relocating
Researchers say rising seas, subsidence and stronger hurricanes could leave New Orleans and Baton Rouge cut off within decades, forcing an orderly relocation plan.
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New Orleans past 'point of no return,' residents warned to start relocating
Beneath wrought-iron balconies and with the sound of jazz drifting through humid air, New Orleans has long stood as one of America's most iconic cultural hubs. But now, the city's future is under threat. According to The Guardian, researchers have warned that New Orleans may no longer be able to outlast the rising water around it, and its long-term survival may no longer be realistic. What's happening? The study, published in the journal Nature …
New Orleans must immediately plan evacuation after terrifying finding: experts
A study published Monday warns that New Orleans must immediately begin planning and gradually implementing its permanent evacuation to avert a dangerously rushed exodus later, because it has passed a “point of no return” as climate-driven sea-level rise slowly swallows the storied city.“With global ...
'New Orleans Is in a Terminal State'
New Orleans, a city long defined by water, may ultimately have to give in to it. A new perspectives paper in Nature Sustainability argues that southern Louisiana has crossed a "point of no return" on sea-level rise, and that planning to resettle people away from the New Orleans region should...
The relocation of New Orleans must begin immediately, warns a recent study published in Nature Sustainability, which points out that the city could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century. The research shows that the Southern Louisiana region, including New Orleans, is facing a "no return point" due to rising sea levels and accelerated erosion of wet areas. The coast line could withdraw 100 kilometers South Louisiana c…
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