New Orleans: Ready Or Not?
WWNO
How prepared is New Orleans for the challenges that climate change will bring in coming years - heat, bigger storms and heavier rain? WWNO and The Lens explore this question with a special series, New Orleans: Ready Or Not?
Support for the Coastal Desk comes from the Walton Family Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Foundation for Louisiana.
Latest Episodes
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New Orleans is a city that floods. Even a small storm can leave streets impassable. City officials say they’re working on solutions, but they’re also… -
Climate change is bringing more intense weather — more rain, heat and storms. And in New Orleans, extreme weather is disruptive. People park their cars up… -
Improvements to the federal hurricane protection system mean New Orleans is better prepared for storms than ever before. But just outside the levees,… -
Climate change is bringing more extreme temperatures —- the last decade was the warmest on record. Scientists say that pattern will continue. In… -
Scientists say climate change will bring heavier rains and more intense storms. City officials have acknowledged that New Orleans needs to rethink how it… -
New Orleans is vulnerable. Even a small storm can wipe out power for thousands of homes. Scientists say climate change is going to bring more intense…
