What's frightening about this flooding on the FDR is that ALL OF THIS WATER IS FROM RAIN. There was no storm surge today. Zero. In the coming storms, we'll get massive rain plus a storm surge and the border between the river and the land will disappear.
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Hundreds of thousands of New York City residents live in basement apartments.
Major flooding in Brooklyn today. Trains shut down and the only way out of the station is through this.
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Everybody's saying: "New York City is not prepared."
It's true. It also raises the question: What will it mean to be prepared for the Anthropocene, for life on a planet where the climate, the weather, and our use of land are unlike anything we've known?
Unchartered waters here.
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For instance, which city is preparing for underground fires during a 1-in-100 year rainstorm?
contrary to all the flooding greene ave is on fire
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Or consider the current situation in Park Slope, Brooklyn, stroller capital of America, and the kind of place where everyone says climate change is a top concern.
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@EricKlinenberg
People underestimate rain. The city really can’t handle the coastal storms it seems. Thanks for posting. Good luck!
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@EricKlinenberg
Major infrastructure issues plus y’all surrounded by water, where else is it supposed to go?
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@EricKlinenberg
That is what happened during Sandy. It wasn’t the rain. It was the storm surge
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