NYC sinking can’t be stopped, so turn it into a ‘modern Venice’: scientistBy Alex Mitchell
May 18, 2023
Lower Manhattan will be underwater in less than 80 years, climate experts fear.
A new report from a US Geological Survey member warns that New York City is sinking under the massive weight of its own buildings.
Manhattan, in particular, will be more prone to natural disasters because of it.
Those two factors — combined with rising sea levels — could leave the Big Apple’s coastal areas unrecognizable by the turn of the century, according to geophysicist Klaus Jacob, a professor emeritus at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
“There could be as much as 6 feet of sea level rise [give or take] by the end of the century … then we will have a real problem on our hands in the city,” he told The Post.
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https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/nyc-is-sinking-make-lower-manhattan-a-modern-venice/
