I am a bigger global warming skeptic than all of you, but the "guy selling barriers" happens to be right. EVERYONG knew New Orleans would get hit - and they were right!
New York will get hit, it is a certainty. Right now, we are basically crossing our fingers that it happens in 1000 years and not tomorrow. In some cases, that actually makes sense (its called risk management and business case analysis). Unfortunately, not so for NY.
NY has less flood protection per/$ of potential damage than any city in the world.
On Next Up For New York: Floods
I am a bigger global warming skeptic than all of you, but the "guy selling barriers" happens to be right. EVERYONG knew New Orleans would get hit - and they were right!
New York will get hit, it is a certainty. Right now, we are basically crossing our fingers that it happens in 1000 years and not tomorrow. In some cases, that actually makes sense (its called risk management and business case analysis). Unfortunately, not so for NY.
NY has less flood protection per/$ of potential damage than any city in the world.