$15 Billion Floodwalls Are Sinking. Satellite Maps Show New Orleans’ Silent Collapse

New Orleans is slowly sinking — and in some spots, the drop is startling.

A Tulane University study using two decades of satellite radar data reveals parts of the city, its wetlands, and even billion-dollar post-Katrina floodwalls are losing up to two inches of elevation each year.

Sinking Threat to New Orleans and Its $15 Billion Flood Defenses

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