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Subsidence in New Orleans

In the three-year period prior to Hurricane Katrina, the city subsided 8 millimeters per year relative to global mean sea level.


Image adapted from Dixon et al., 2006.

Published June 3, 2006

Source:
RADARSAT > SAR
Collection:
Applied Sciences