GEOLOGY.COM - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/154343.xml GEOLOGY.COM - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Rebuilding New Orleans: Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise are the Greatest Threats http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb342239.htm A new article at Geology.com points to subsidence and sea-level rise as the greatest sustainability threats to rebuilding New Orleans. The city is slipping below sea level at a rate of about one foot per decade. Hurricane Katrina was one of 17 hurricanes to pass near the city since 1852. (PRWeb Feb 5, 2006)

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