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    Climate change in New Orleans, Louisiana

    Climate change is affecting locations like New Orleans in a variety of ways. In fall, these impacts include changes to fall foliage, more intense hurricanes, and more frequent and intense storms.

    Explore these pages to learn how people in New Orleans are at risk in a warming world.


    New Orleans' climate threats in include:

    Explore some ways climate change is affecting New Orleans in fall

    Threats to coastal wetlands

    Sea level rise threatens wetlands.

    Impacts to fall color

    Conditions that trigger fall color are shifting with climate change.

    More intense hurricanes

    Warmer oceans from climate change fuel stronger hurricanes.

    Changes in severe storms

    Certain conditions favorable to thunderstorms and tornadoes are occurring more often

    Impacts to food prices

    Extreme events fueled by climate change can damage crops, reduce yields, and disrupt supply chains.

    More graphics about New Orleans and climate change

    Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for New Orleans, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.

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