The large-scale impact of climate change to Mississippi flood hazard in New Orleans

The objective of this paper was to describe the impact of climate change on the Mississippi River flood hazard in the New Orleans area. This city has a unique flood risk management challenge, heavily influenced by climate change, since it faces flood hazards from multiple geographical locations (e.g...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: T. L. A. Driessen, M. van Ledden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Drinking Water Engineering and Science
Online Access:http://www.drink-water-eng-sci.net/6/81/2013/dwes-6-81-2013.pdf