Sea level rise and subsidence: Implications for Flooding in New Orleans, Louisiana
http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/hurricane/Sea-Level-Rise.pdf

Virginia R. Burkett, David B. Zilkoski, David A. Hart, National Wetlands Research Center


This 2003 article describes the potential problems associated with sea level rise and subsidence in New Orleans. The article forewarns of serious losses in property in New Orleans unless flood-control levees and pumping stations are upgraded.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Large-Scale Development
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results
Special Interest: Hazards
Topics: Hydrosphere/Cryosphere:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Earth surfaceKeyword: Hurricane Katrina