Climate Central

Nearly three in four New Orleans residents likely live in so-called “urban heat islands” where the local temperatures are at least eight degrees higher than less-developed areas, according to new modeling released Wednesday.

The shifting trends and escalating flood risk raises urgent questions about society’s readiness to cope with the change, as spiraling and once-unheard-of rainfall extremes become more frequent.

As Southern Louisiana's vast wetlands succumb to the effects of rising seas and a cascade of other environmental changes, duck hunters are seeing their quarry dwindle.