New Orleans should prepare for eventual climate evacuation: Study
(NewsNation) — New Orleans has reached a “point of no return” that will see the city swallowed by the ocean within decades, according to a report. new study This also recommends that the city prepare for evacuation.
“While climate mitigation remains the first step to preventing the worst outcomes, coastal Louisiana has clearly passed the point of no return,” said the paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability.
Equally bleak, the study suggests that efforts to adapt to rising sea levels could also be a hurdle.
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“Migration research shows that every decision to adapt in place rather than move creates additional barriers to future mobility through increased financial investment in property improvements, deep social networks and place attachment, and psychological commitment to community maintenance,” the article said.
Scientists predict that floods will become more common around the world as the climate continues to warm. This is because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which causes storms to drop more precipitation, with deadly consequences.
The atmosphere holds about 7% more moisture for every 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) it warms. According to NASA, the average global temperature has increased by at least 1.1 degrees Celsius (1.9 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1880.
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