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Why is New York still building on the waterfront?

Why is New York still building on the waterfront?

There are two simple reasons. One, it makes money. And two, people just love water.
A $52 billion proposal aims to protect New York Harbor from storm surges
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A $52 billion proposal aims to protect New York Harbor from storm surges

The proposal for 12 movable sea barriers across waterways like Jamaica Bay replaces a disputed plan for a single, larger outer-harbor wall.
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Will the Jamaica Bay Restoration Project save New York from rising seas?

Will the Jamaica Bay Restoration Project save New York from rising seas?

A major restoration project aims to protect the Jamaica Bay area — and all of New York — by returning salt marshes and sand dunes to their natural states. But will it be too late for the people of Broad Channel?

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‘What does it mean to save a neighborhood?’

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.
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Overlapping disasters expose harsh climate reality: The US is not ready
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Overlapping disasters expose harsh climate reality: The US is not ready

The deadly flooding in the Northeast, on the heels of destruction from Louisiana to California, shows the limits of adapting to climate change. Experts say it will only get worse.
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The long, slow drowning of the New Jersey shore
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The long, slow drowning of the New Jersey shore

Billions have been spent to protect the beachfront. But inch by inch, water is winning the war.
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