"Heavy rain is already moving through Louisiana and will continue over the next few days," AccuWeather's Alex DaSilva said.

New map highlights sinking Louisiana coast Date: June 15, 2017 Source: Geological Society of America Summary: A subsidence map of coastal Louisiana has now been created, putting the rate at which ...

Mapping Louisiana's Disappearing Coast WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Jesse Hardman Published April 7, 2015 at 12:38 PM CDT ...

A second map map uses shades of blue, green, yellow, orange, red and purple to show how high storm surge water might rise above ground level in 2067 if the Gulf Coast is hit by a hurricane with ...

June 15 (UPI) --Researchers at Tulane University have developed a new map that details the varying rates at which land is sinking along the Louisiana coast."The novel aspect of this study is that ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a map of coastal Louisiana marshes, listing more than 956,000 acres of fresh marsh and nearly 730,000 acres of saltwater marsh.

Residents of South Louisiana often see firsthand the devastation flooding can cause in a community. Unfortunately, scientists predict flooding will only become more common as the years go on.

This map shows water heights from a 1% hurricane surge event, caused by a so-called 100-year storm in 2073, if no additional coastal restoration or hurricane risk reduction projects are added to ...

The end result is a 50-year, $50 billion plan that addresses hurricane protection and coastal restoration through a multiple lines of defense strategy. For the first time, Louisiana has identified ...