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May 23, 2023 · New York City is sinking under the weight of all of its buildings, a new study found. It aims to show how high-rise buildings in coastal areas could contribute to future flood risk.
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Jun 21, 2024 · Also of great concern in the worst case scenarios, areas that currently border some creeks and rivers also end up underwater -- causing New York communities as far north as Albany to be...
May 29, 2023 · New York City is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, pavement and humanity itself. New research published this month says the city is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters a year.
- bcalvan@ap.org
- Global News Manager
Dec 30, 2009 · Crisis: New York Under Water: Directed by Tom DeSanto. With Lew Knopp, Joel Lambert, Trey Alley, Nito Larioza.
Jul 28, 2022 · The modeling shows that development continues in places that will be underwater in future storms, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk. In New York, WNYC's Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky...
- Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
Apr 19, 2023 · New York City is among the most densely populated coastal communities in the world preparing for an inevitable rise in sea levels, which scientists said will amplify flooding crises from events such as thunderstorms, high tides and hurricanes.
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- Julia Jacobo,Sam Suzuki
Sep 29, 2023 · New York’s water infrastructure is reaching or has reached the end of its usable life. Climate disasters of all kinds disproportionately harm marginalized communities, studies have repeatedly...
