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
Posts published in “Global Warming”
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
A Climate Center on Governors Island? Could Be a Game Changer
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2020
A rezoning proposal that has been floating around is finally up for city review. This kind of development is just what New York needs now. Source: New York Times
The Uncertain Future of Midtown
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
Midtown Manhattan faces an economic catastrophe, a cascade of loss upon loss in the city’s corporate heart that threatens to alter its identity. Source: New York Times
Lockdowns Tamed Road Traffic. Here’s How Cities Aim to Keep It Down.
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2020
Officials are trying to prevent a return to urban gridlock and pollution as residents begin to travel again. Source: New York Times