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Sandy-level floods could hit NYC regularly by 2100
By the end of the century, melting glaciers could raise water levels on the eastern seaboard five feet higher, give or take a foot. That means that even run-of-the-mill storms will be capable of...
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Big Apple may get baked as sizzling southern summers move north
Rising temperatures due to climate change could lead to an increase in heat-related deaths, according to a study out of Columbia University. Credit: Metro File Photo. Over the next 40 years, the number...
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NYC lays out $20 billion plan to combat climate change
A home destroyed and abandoned after Hurricane Sandy is seen on Fox Beach Avenue in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island in New York City, New York, March 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar New York...
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New York lays out $20 billion plan to combat effects of climate change
A home destroyed and abandoned after Hurricane Sandy is seen on Fox Beach Avenue in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island in New York City, New York, March 25, 2013. Credit: Mike Segar/Reuters New...
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Climate change’s effects on Jamaica Bay to be studied
Researchers are looking at the future of Jamaica Bay and what changes a warming world will bring.Credit: Nature Conservancy A new Science and Resilience Institute in Jamaica Bay will study the effects...
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Officials unveil federal report on Hurricane Sandy recovery that highlights...
Crews clean out homes even as the effects of Hurricane Sandy remained two weeks after the storm began.Credit: Getty Images Ten months after Superstorm Sandy, city and federal officials announced the...
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Earth Hour’s ‘global switch-off’ planned for Saturday
The initiative, led by the World Wildlife Fund, Credit: Getty Images Be prepared – at 8.30 p.m. Saturday, the lights will turn off. From Tokyo to Toronto, Paris to Papua New Guinea, hundreds of...
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Planned Rockaway Pipeline to be reviewed at public hearings
Opponents of the Rockaway Pipeline produced this map depicted how it would be constructed.Credit: Coalition Against the Rockaway Pipeline Rockaway beachgoers may want to head out to the shore Tuesday...
View ArticleSeaport City, surrounded by confusion, faces premature concerns
Nearly a year after Sandy’s surge flooded the streets of Manhattan’s South Street Seaport, the city has begun the slow process of determining how the neighborhood might be protected from future...
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Future becomes focus for city officials on Sandy anniversary
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other city officials tour the site of bulkhead repairs along Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways, which began before Sandy. After the storm, repairs now include a tidal...
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Analysis: Is climate change causing disasters like Typhoon Haiyan?
Downed power lines and debris block the road in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 10 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Credit: Getty Images As yet another natural disaster claims thousands of...
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Climate activist Reverend Billy faces prison time for JP Morgan stunt
Reverend Billy Talen is facing jail time for a frog-themed protest at JP Morgan Chase Bank in Manhattan.Credit: Flickr User Brave New Films Environmental activist Bill Talen, more commonly known as...
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Cuomo and Biden unveil New York climate change resiliency strategy
Vice President Joe Biden joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo in announcing a $17 billion strategy to protect New Yorkers from future extreme weather in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.Credit: Governor’s...
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Climate change threatens 30 U.S. landmarks: science advocacy group
The Statue of Liberty is among the landmarks that scientists say are in danger.Credit: Getty Images Climate change is threatening U.S. landmarks from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor to the...
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