Scientists warn New Orleans faces ocean encroachment this century, urge immediate relocation planning
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A new expert analysis warns that New Orleans is locked into a future where rising seas could surround the city by ocean as early as this century. The city of 360,000 people sits in a bowl-shaped basin in coastal Louisiana, one of the lowest-lying regions in the world, making it extremely vulnerable to climate-driven sea level rise. Scientists urge that relocation planning must begin now to prevent future chaos.
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· 3 pulledNew Orleans is locked into a watery future which could see it surrounded by ocean as early as this century, according to a new expert analysis
The paper's conclusions are stark, but it's no secret that New Orleans is highly vulnerable to rising seas as the planet warms.
Coastal Louisiana is one of the lowest lying regions in the world, and New Orleans, a city of 360,000 people, is particularly exposed.
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