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New Orleans’ hurricane protection system faces looming threats. Money to address them is lacking.
The Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts are the latest factor. But funding concerns date back to Biden’s term, when ...
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Much of the New Orleans metro is under a flood advisory. Here's where is affected.
New Orleans is under a flood advisory until 3:30 p.m. Monday as bursts of heavy rain are likely to pour across the city this ...
Some sections of New Orleans' flood walls sinking at rate of nearly 2 inches per year, study finds
This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and ...
New Orleans is sinking—and so are its $15 billion flood defenses
Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new ...
Tulane study finds some levees in New Orleans are sinking
The research comes nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
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New Orleans’ $15 Billion Levees Are Sinking Up To 7 Times Faster Than Sea Levels Rise
New research shows parts of New Orleans’ $15 billion levee system are sinking up to 28 mm a year. That's over seven times ...
A look at some of the deadliest floods in the US in the last 25 years
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the U.S. over the past few decades, according to the ...
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New Orleans under Flood Advisory Monday afternoon
A Flood Advisory has been issued for New Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parish until 3:30 p.m.
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Flood Protection Authority Announces Board President
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West (SLFPA-W) Board President Scott M. Burke has been reappointed for a ...
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Study: Some parts of New Orleans’ flood walls sinking nearly 2 inches per year
It's been nearly 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, killing more than 1,000 people and displacing about one million more. Now there's a troubling report on the vulnerability ...
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Study: Some parts of New Orleans' flood walls sinking nearly 2 inches per year - AOL
New Orleans — As the Atlantic hurricane season has gotten underway, a new study published Friday by researchers at Tulane University reveals hotspots in New Orleans' concrete flood walls which ...