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Coastal Desk

Coastal Desk

New Orleans Public Radio’s Coastal Desk covers all things related to climate and the environment. That means stories about land loss and efforts to restore a changing environment. It means coverage of the seafood industry and efforts to maintain levees in places prone to storm surge. It means stories about the oil and gas industry and the communities pushing back against development. And with sea levels rising and extreme weather happening more often, the coastal desk brings you the latest news and science about climate change.

Support for the Coastal Desk comes from the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Meraux Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, and our members.

  • Low river levels are beginning to maroon boats docked at the Riverside Park Marina south of Downtown Memphis Nov. 2, 2022.
    Patrick Lantrip
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    Daily Memphian
    Dozens of metrics are used to determine drought and that can make it complicated to measure and track. But it’s a bit easier now thanks to the new government dashboard, which tracks drought across the Mississippi River Basin.
  • James Thomas, a structure leader at the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, closes the Lake Borne Surge Barrier gates as a demonstration on June 11, 2024.
    Eva Tesfaye
    /
    WWNO
    Today, we bring you three stories exploring what it really takes to be ready for the next big storm. But at their core, these stories are about something deeper: the determination to keep living here on the Gulf Coast, and about the choices we’re making that will decide whether that’s possible.