A dramatic sea level rise along the Gulf Coast means New Orleans is growing more at risk to major storms and flooding even more quickly than expected, according to new research.
in Lake Pontchartrain are now measuring eight inches higher than they did in the year after Hurricane Katrina.isn't the same as pouring a cup of water into a bathtub, when the level rises evenly everywhere in the tub.
Sea level change is locally impacted by wind and weather patterns, water currents, warming rates and human interference. In the past dozen years, a region encompassing the Gulf Coast, Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean up toward Cape Hatteras, , has experienced sea level rise because of "changing winder patterns and continued warming," according to Tulane.Researchers between the two studies aren't on the same page as to whether this rise will continue at this pace. But even a small change can make a big difference in the eye of the next big hurricane.
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