News Summary

• A new paper says New Orleans is at risk of being surrounded by open water by the end of the century.
• The authors were criticized for arguing that New Orleans should consider managed retreat, or relocating further inland to higher ground to avoid the worst climate impacts.
• The paper does not propose how and when those living in the Mississippi River Delta should move, but rather urges that preparing for projected sea level rise “is a long process that cannot be put off,” the authors say.
• Louisiana is the second largest producer of seafood in the United States, after Alaska.