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 ...

New research reveals that sections of New Orleans' $15 billion flood control system are subsiding faster than sea levels are ...

This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and ...

Parts of New Orleans, including some of its flood protections, are sinking faster than the sea level is rising beyond it, ...

The research comes nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.

“In a city like New Orleans, where much of the land is already near sea level, even minor drops in elevation can increase flood risk,” said Simone Fiaschi — lead author of the study and a ...

New research shows New Orleans’ $15 billion flood control system is sinking up to 28 millimeters per year—outpacing sea-level rise and threatening future storm protection.