New Orleans residents push back against study declaring city at 'point of no return' due to climate crisis
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Oliver Milman, Thalia Juarez, Andrew Witherspoon
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A recent study declaring New Orleans has hit a 'point of no return' due to climate change and rising sea levels has sparked strong local backlash. Residents express deep attachment to their city and culture, vowing to stay unless forced to leave. The article explores the tension between scientific warnings about the city's long-term viability and the emotional, cultural, and economic ties that bind people to New Orleans, examining what it would take for residents to consider leaving and what efforts are underway to sustain the city.
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bskyNew Orleans residents push back against study declaring city at 'point of no return' due to climate crisistheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledNobody wants to leave home
The study is more focused on generating publicity and clickbait headlines than coming up with solutions
yet no serious movement exists to declare those cities doomed
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