New York City isn't ready for the catastrophic floods in its future

[rangerrebew]

 
New York City isn't ready for the catastrophic floods in its future
We're running out of time to figure this out.
By Kate Baggaley December 19, 2017
 

New York City was not built to withstand an onslaught of floodwater.

Much of the city is protected only by sand dunes, vegetation, or low walls. New York’s flood zones are packed with more than 400,000 residents and $129 billion worth of real estate. The aging sewer system handles both storm water and waste and is easily overwhelmed; Hurricane Sandy sent 1.6 billion gallons of raw sewage spilling into nearby waterways.

https://www.popsci.com/climate-change-new-york-city-flood

[rangerrebew]

   888ohnoes  EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!  The sea is rising.  The world is coming to an end!  Give us money so we can research how to deflect this 1 mm "onslaught!!  EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!

[Oceander]

Actually, this is the sort of thing money should be spent on: preparing for rising seas.  The boondoggle is wasting money trying to prevent seas from rising in the first place.

[truth_seeker]

The residents should hold their liberal elected officials to account, for squandering their money.

Much money that could have been spent on infrastructure, was likely pissed away on social programs, for people that can but will not work.

Subsidized rent, subsidized school meals, free health care, etc. just to mention a few things.

If the oceans rise, effing move. Find higher ground. Build dikes. Move to houseboats.

Better people before, did so. Learn from them.

[Oceander]

The residents should hold their liberal elected officials to account, for squandering their money.

Much money that could have been spent on infrastructure, was likely pissed away on social programs, for people that can but will not work.

Subsidized rent, subsidized school meals, free health care, etc. just to mention a few things.

If the oceans rise, effing move. Find higher ground. Build dikes. Move to houseboats.

Better people before, did so. Learn from them.

Are you so sure you want all them damned liberal New Yorkers moving into your town?  Cause that’s where they’ll go if NYC floods. 

[dfwgator]

It's also not ready for a Volcano Eruption.

[XenaLee]

It's also not ready for a Volcano Eruption.

Or.... for a zombie hoard.  They better snap to it.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The author added this to article:
 As climate change makes storms more intense and spurs rising sea levels,

Provides no proof to back this up, just accepts it as gospel.

Just another enviro-wacko nutjob.

[Restored]

"Climate change"

If there is Global Cooling, wouldn't that be a different result from Global Warming?