Projections show a fourth of NYC could become flood zone Top aides to Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed the findings About 800%2C000 NYC residents could be living in that region NEW YORK (AP ...

NEW YORK – New York City officials say new projections show a flood zone will cover a quarter of the city’s land by the 2050s as rising seas and other effects of global warming take hold.

The new projections echo 2009 estimates from the scientists' group, called the New York City Panel on Climate ... revisions Monday to proposed new flood zone maps for the city.