This Inside Climate News article discusses Louisiana’s New Climate Plan – resilience and retreat as Sea Level Rises. People are already migrating inland as the ocean rises with global warming and the delta sinks. The state’s new plan looks at ways to ease the transition.
The plan, Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments (LA SAFE), looks at future flood risks in six coastal parishes and recommends a series of policy changes that could help mitigate those risks—from enhanced transportation routes to elevated houses and new urban centers.