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- CNN. “Rising seas will swallow New Orleans. Relocation …” May 25, 2026. The article cites Dr. Beverly Wright on the threat that climate-driven relocation poses to New Orleans’ Black communities, neighborhoods, and cultural identity. CNN [cnn]
- Tulane University News. “Tulane researchers say Louisiana could lead global climate adaptation efforts.” May 3, 2026. Tulane reports that, according to the IPCC’s latest assessment, Louisiana contains the most exposed coastal zone in the world, with some of the highest wetland-loss rates. Tulane News [news.tulane]
- Geological Society of America. “A New Subsidence Map for Coastal Louisiana.” The article identifies coastal Louisiana as one of the world’s most vulnerable low-elevation coastal zones, linking that vulnerability to sea-level rise, human impacts, and high subsidence rates. Geological Society of America [geosociety]
- City of New Orleans, NOLA Ready. “Coastal Erosion.” Louisiana has the highest rate of wetland loss in the United States, accounts for 80 percent of the nation’s coastal wetland loss, and has lost about 1,900 square miles of coast since 1932. NOLA Ready [ready.nola]
- Restore or Retreat. “Facts and Figures.” Citing a 2017 U.S. Geological Survey report, the organization states that coastal Louisiana’s land-loss rates are the highest in the world, with roughly 2,006 square miles lost between 1932 and 2016. Restore or Retreat [restoreorretreat]