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A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York’s climate future
The Washington Houses is a 15-building complex operated by the New York City ... Hurricane Sandy. Scott Heins for WNYC/Gothamist Future storms, coupled with sea level rise from climate change ...
New York Post1y
Meet the New Yorkers choosing to live on its flood-prone coasts
The city’s online Flood Hazard Mapper shows areas ... “I defy anyone to tell me New York City is ready for the next Hurricane Sandy,” city councilman Justin Brannan, who represents Bay ...
Gothamist2y
10 years after Hurricane Sandy hit NYC, memories come flooding back
Hurricane Sandy will go down in history as one of ... it turned streets into rivers and basements into swimming pools. In New York City, the disaster killed more than 40 people and caused billions ...
Grist2y
A decade after Sandy, Manhattan’s flood barrier is finally in sight — sort of
When Superstorm Sandy ... surge into New York City’s harbor, sweeping across the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts and wiping entire neighborhoods off the map in Staten Island. Flooding knocked ...
The Financial Times2y
New York labours to raise flood defences a decade after Hurricane Sandy
“It’s a good visual besides looking at maps of flood plain elevation.” Saturday marks 10 years since Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New York City, killing 43 residents, causing $19bn in ...
The New York Times2y
Why Is New York Still Building on the Waterfront?
There are two simple reasons. One, it makes money. And two, people just love water. By Ginia Bellafante Ginia Bellafante writes the Big City column, a weekly commentary on the politics, culture ...
Railway Age2y
Hurricane Sandy, Ten Years Later
Photo: MTA New York City Transit Even as the storm made landfall in South ... with some trains being add on each of several lines. NJT notes flooding from Hurricane Sandy and the resulting exposure to ...
City Limits9mon
With Hurricane Season Underway, Flooding Concerns Rise Among New York Commuters
Earlier this month, multiple days of heavy rainfall, followed by the remnants of Hurricane Debby, led to flash flooding across ... s influence in New York City through hurricanes. They found that ...
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New York City preparing for future flood events following Ida’s destruction
NEW YORK (PIX11) — At least 40 people in New York and New Jersey died as a result of historic flooding ... “The city is acting now to keep New Yorkers safe as we move into hurricane season ...
THE WEEK1y
Why New York City was caught off guard by flash flooding
New York City's infrastructure was built ... account for the recent extreme rainfall and flash flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, or, more recently, Hurricane Ida.
NPR2y
A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York's climate future
Superstorm Sandy hit New York City on October 29, 2012 and was the deadliest storm of that hurricane season ... of New Yorkers directly threatened by flooding could more than double from about ...
WFAE2y
A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York's climate future
Superstorm Sandy hit New York City on October ... but was unharmed during Hurricane Sandy. Future storms, coupled with sea level rise from climate change, will flood even more low-income New ...