News Nation Map of New Orleans highlights sinking and stable city spots July 7, 2025 Updated Mon., July 7, 2025 at 12:13 p.m. Two men climb over a levee in New Orleans on Aug. 25, 2024.

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 ...

Vertical land motion in Greater New Orleans: Insights into underlying drivers and impact to flood protection infrastructure. Science Advances, Vol 11, Issue 26 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt5046 ...

New Orleans’s storm surge protection system was built largely in response to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the city in 2005, killing more than 1,800 people and causing more than $160 ...