Adapting to climate change in New York City
September 03, 2021
Informed Infrastructure Magazine shines a light on the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency and Tottenville Shoreline Protection projects
New York City and surrounding coastal communities are among the most-vulnerable areas for sea-level rise in the United States. Since Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in October 2012, flooding 17 percent?of the city¡¯s land and claiming 44 lives, the scientific community reached consensus that, without significant action, climate change will have devastating consequences at a faster rate than previously thought.
Sea-level rise, based on current projections, will submerge parts of Lower Manhattan on a regular basis in this generation, and put critical infrastructure and jobs serving all of New York City and the region at risk, including the city¡¯s subway and ferry network; sewer system; and many historic, cultural and community assets.
, which profiles our work on the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency and Tottenville Shoreline Protection projects.
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