In Louisiana, temperatures could increase by ten degrees by the end of the century.
Author Archives: Tegan Wendland
Tegan Wendland is WWNO's Interim News Director. She also reports on the coast. She has a background in investigative news reporting and an M.S. in Life Sciences Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has worked as a reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio, The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, WRKF-FM in Baton Rouge and WVIK-FM in Rock Island, Illinois. Her stories have aired nationally on All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace.
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Audio: How prepared is New Orleans for stronger storms and extreme temperatures?
Check back every day this week for a new story in the series, “New Orleans: Ready or Not?”
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Audio: WWNO and The Lens discuss state’s ideas to reshape coastal communities at risk of flooding
The state’s LA SAFE planning process is looking at ways to help communities adapt as the land around them sinks and the Gulf of Mexico rises.
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Audio: Post-Katrina population shift offers clues to the impending migration from Louisiana’s coast
Thousands of people may be forced to move inland in the coming years, according to the state.
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Audio: Proposal to widen Industrial Canal revives distrust in Lower Ninth Ward
People have not forgotten the corps’ role in the city’s flooding after Hurricane Katrina.