New research: Expect more intense rainstorms and flooding in southern Louisiana
You may want to keep that flood insurance policy.
Category: Environment
The people of Isle de Jean Charles aren’t the country’s first climate refugees
The island is endangered for the same reasons that much of coastal Louisiana has become part of the Gulf of Mexico: The land is sinking, river levees are preventing it from being replenished, oil and gas drilling accelerated erosion — and on top of that, seas are rising.
The art of the deal: Trump may discover it’s hard to repeal environmental regulations
But he could change direction at agencies, and Congress could cut their budgets to reduce enforcement.
Study says New Orleans will see one of the highest levels of sea level rise in the world
Rising seas will affect cities differently, depending on where they’re located.
Study: BP oil spill accelerated wetlands loss
Damage extended to areas where little oil had washed ashore.
Climate scientists: Coastal Louisiana would suffer if Trump pulled out of climate change agreement
Trump has called climate change a hoax and pledged to roll back regulations that restrict greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists say if those emissions aren't reduced, seas worldwide could rise 6.5 feet. That would put most of coastal Louisiana underwater.
Our Breakfast with the Newsmakers event will examine Trump’s effect on the environment
Come talk with us about what local coastal advocates can do to address likely changes
Our November Newsmaker event will focus on the environment
Join us on Nov. 17 to ask questions and learn more.
Southeast Louisiana swings from August’s floods to October’s drought
Scientists have predicted that climate change would cause wild swings like this.
River diversions to rebuild the coast may not be as water-hungry as we thought
It’s the second recent finding showing how engineers could reduce harm to fisheries.
