Parts of Greater New Orleans are sinking at rates that researchers say could complicate long-term flood protection. A peer-reviewed study by NASA and Tulane University researchers, published in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A survey of the lowest-lying regions in the United States indicates that one major city stands alone as the ...

Scientists have known for some time that the “big easy” is sinking, but a new study has found that New Orleans and the surrounding metropolitan area is losing elevation at a faster rate than ...