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New analysis says New Orleans may face an unavoidable future

A new analysis in the journal Nature Sustainability says New Orleans may have crossed a “point of no return” as rising seas, sinking land and stronger storms converge.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with the paper’s co-author Jesse Keenan of Tulane University, about his recommendation to start planning now for a long-term relocation of people and infrastructure.

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