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This shocking elevation map shows just how screwed New Orleans will be

Kevin Loria,Gus Lubin,Mike NudelmanJun 5, 2015, 19:56 IST

Per NOAA estimates, New Orleans will likely be 85% below sea level by the end of the century, and only levees and flood walls are keeping the city dry.

Things could get very, very bad, and New Orleans has only one hope »

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