2. New Orleans, Louisiana
Did you know that the beautiful city of New Orleans in Louisiana hasn’t completely recovered from the catastrophic disaster of Hurricane Katrina in 2005?
The city is vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise due to its location on a river delta. According to sources, some places are 15 feet below sea level. Even though in the past wetlands have protected New Orleans from storm surges, human activity has slowly but surely degraded that barrier.
Unfortunately, New Orleans is already one of the coastal cities that are already sinking. According to NASA research from 2016, some areas of New Orleans are more likely to be underwater by 2100. What’s shocking is that some parts of the city sink at a rate of two inches per year, so things are no good.
