The city will pilot automatic, optional curbside pickup across Queens after lagging behind promises to collect compost. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Global Warming”
Extreme Weather Is Soaking New York City. Community Gardens Can Help.
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2022
Intense storms are on the rise, which probably means more flooding. Local green spaces are on the case. Source: New York Times
Heat Waves Sweep the Northeast Over Sweltering Weekend
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2022
Newark sets a record with five straight days of temperatures above 100 degrees, and other parts of the country, like Oklahoma, also experienced triple-digit heat. Source: New York Times
Heat Wave Expected to Break Record Temperatures on Sunday
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2022
Temperatures were forecast to set daily record highs in New York and Boston, among other places, before the weather cools down on Tuesday, meteorologists said. Source: New York Times
The 3 Most Important Climate Laws You’ve Never Heard Of
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
The Legislature passed some bills that are obscure but significant, in the view of climate activists. Source: New York Times
Her Job? Planting Thousands of Trees Every Year in New York City.
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2022
Melinda Clancy, a procurement forester, describes why she selects maples for the Bronx and lilacs for Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
After Hurricane Sandy, a Park in Lower Manhattan at the Center of a Fight
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
Nine years after Hurricane Sandy, residents of Lower Manhattan are still vulnerable to rising seas. The fight over a plan to protect them reveals why progress on our most critical challenges is so hard. Source: New York Times
Maya Lin’s Dismantled ‘Ghost Forest’ to Be Reborn as Boats
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2021
Teenagers are making boats using the wood from her grove installation at Madison Square Park, and the artist is happy that the work is seeing a new life. Source: New York Times
What New Yorkers Need to Know About Tornadoes
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2021
While the chances of a tornado in any of the boroughs are slim, experts said one could still spawn from a severe thunderstorm and devastate the city. Source: New York Times
How Can New York City Prepare for the Next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List.
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2021
The recipe sounds simple: Improve drainage. Use plants, tanks and barriers to slow water. But it takes money and cooperation. Source: New York Times
Calling ‘Code Red’ on Climate, Biden Pushes for Infrastructure Plan
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
“The nation and the world are in peril,” the president said during a stop in a hard-hit borough of New York City. “And that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact.” Source: New York Times
Biden's Speech on Climate Change and Ida: Full Transcript
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2021
“The nation and the world are in peril,” President Biden said after touring storm damage in New York and Jersey. “And that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact.” Source: New York Times
Biden to Visit Northeast Flood Zones as Demand Grows for Climate Action
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2021
The president will visit hard-hit areas in New York and New Jersey, as residents call for more serious action on climate change. Source: New York Times
A region assesses the damage from a sudden and deadly storm.
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2021
Additional deaths were announced on Friday, raising the region’s death toll from Ida to at least 46. Source: New York Times
Why Wasn’t New York Prepared for Hurricane Ida?
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2021
New York City and state officials knew heavy rains were coming, but their preparations couldn’t save the city from death and destruction. Source: New York Times