This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and ...

Parts of New Orleans are sinking at alarming rates — including some of the very floodwalls built to protect it. A new satellite-based study finds that some areas are losing nearly two inches of ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has reintroduced Thursday the VA Flood Preparedness Act, a bill aimed at safeguarding Veterans Affairs ...

Today is a WDSU First Warning Weather Impact Day due to the risk of flash flooding this afternoon and evening.

Climate Crisis 247. Why New Orleans Faces Catastrophic Flood Risk Within Decades. Posted: May 8, 2025 | Last updated: May 8, 2025. Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports ...

The new flood coverages, backed by an "A+" AM Best rated carrier, dramatically expand limited commercial insurance options in New Orleans, covering any type of economic loss ...

To assess the risk of flooding at a specific address, New Orleans residents are encouraged to explore the LSU Ag Center’s Flood Map Tool. The map — which is maintained by FEMA and used by mortgage ...

For New Orleans, flood defences should be upgraded for the entire city, while San Francisco probably needs to just defend important infrastructure.” Other things could also be done to reduce the ...

Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial sites Published: August 1, 2022 8:28am EDT Thomas Marlow , New York University , James R. Elliott , Rice University ...

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane season starts next week, and the New Orleans area is now more protected from flooding than ever before. The $14.5 billion New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk ...