It’s thought the city is sinking at around 4cm per year, as the Gulf of Thailand is rising at 0.25cm per year, which means that the city is both sinking and flooding simultaneously.
With around 50% of greater New Orleans sitting beneath sea level, it’s no surprise this city could be badly affected by rising sea levels.
The MailOnline turned to Google’s AI image generator, ImageFX, to see what nine cities that are vulnerable to rising sea levels might look like in 2100.
It’s thought that New Orleans is sinking at a rate of around 6.4mm per year, with a maximum sinking of up to 40mm per year.
The city is sinking by around 2mm every year, so in 2100 a lot of it will be reclaimed by the sea.
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