New Orleans is locked into a watery future which could see it surrounded by ocean as early as this century, according to a new analysis, which says the city must start planning how to relocate residents now to avoid chaos.
They were limited by the sheer reality of New Orleans being under sea level in a swamp on a shoreline. No amount of pumps and walls can solve that problem when storms exist, especially when they’re known to be getting worse thanks to climate change. Even if you built for storms 50 years out, it still wouldn’t matter.
They were limited by the sheer reality of New Orleans being under sea level in a swamp on a shoreline. No amount of pumps and walls can solve that problem when storms exist, especially when they’re known to be getting worse thanks to climate change. Even if you built for storms 50 years out, it still wouldn’t matter.