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
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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
As flooding death toll rises, the governors of New York and New Jersey say they expect help from Washington.
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2021
Gov. Philip Murphy of New Jersey announced two more deaths on Friday, raising the region’s death toll from Ida to at least 45. Source: New York Times
2 Sinkholes in a Week Signal Weak Spots in N.Y.C.’s Aging Infrastructure
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2021
What caused the craters was unclear. But their appearance raised questions about the scope of pre-emptive repairs that are needed. Source: New York Times
In Maya Lin’s ‘Ghost Forest,’ the Trees Are Talking Back
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2021
The installation in the heart of Madison Square Park is the artist’s memorial to another war — the one against nature. Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers Reacted to the Guilty Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2021
New York residents and public figures responded with surprise, elation and resignation. Source: New York Times
New York’s $226 Billion Pension Fund Is Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocks
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2020
The fund will divest from many fossil fuels in the next five years and sell its shares in other companies that contribute to global warming by 2040. Source: New York Times
A New York Clock That Told Time Now Tells the Time Remaining
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2020
Metronome’s digital clock in Manhattan, has been reprogrammed to illustrate a critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible. Source: New York Times