Study warns New Orleans faces 'point of no return' from sea-level rise, urges immediate relocation planning
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Oliver Milman
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Summary
A new study warns that New Orleans has reached a 'point of no return' due to climate crisis-driven sea-level rise and wetland erosion, predicting the city could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century. The research concludes that relocation efforts must begin immediately as southern Louisiana faces multiple environmental threats that will make the area increasingly uninhabitable within generations.
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The city may well be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century
Ongoing sea-level rise and the rampant erosion of wetlands in southern Louisiana will swallow up the New Orleans area within a few generations
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