New Study Warns Louisiana's Vanishing Coastline Is Past the Point of No Return
Scientists say relocation planning should begin now as sea-level rise, subsidence and stronger storms could overwhelm defenses.
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The rising sea level threatens cities worldwide. For New Orleans on the US Gulf Coast, the critical point has already been exceeded, says climate researcher Torbjörn Törnqvist. Hamburg, London and Bangkok should also be prepared.
According to a new study, New Orleans can no longer be saved from the consequences of climate change, and more than a million people should move.
‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
New research is painting a stark future for New Orleans, warning that one of America’s most culturally iconic cities may eventually face an unavoidable retreat as rising seas, sinking land, and disappearing wetlands steadily erode the foundations beneath it. A perspectives paper published in Nature Sustainability argues that coastal Louisiana has effectively crossed a “point of no return,” with sea-level rise, land subsidence, and wetland collap…
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