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

Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new ...

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

Parts of New Orleans, including its international airport, are sinking nearly 2 inches per year, according to a new study. Wetlands and parts of the city's levee system are sinking, too.

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 ...

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 ...

They say that, along with already low elevation, groundwater extraction and rising sea levels, makes the city more likely to flood. The news comes almost 20 years after Katrina devastated the Gulf ...

11:46am - a flash flood warning has been issued for parts of New Orleans until 2:45pm. Around 0.5-2 inches have already fallen and another 1-2 inches is forecast to fall.