Sandy’s Aftermath: Wildlife Refuges, Arts, Museums
Just after Superstorm Sandy, Green New Update shared initial reports on the destruction to New York’s parks, botanic gardens and museums that were in the path of the storm and […]
Category Archives: Rising Waters
Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath: Museums & Gardens Suffer
Hurricane Sandy’s rampage through New Jersey and New York left behind a trail of damage in some of the city’s most treasured cultural assets: Central Park, major botanic gardens, […]
RISING WATERS: Introduction to the Threat
This special multi-part posting reprises the Green News Update issue (originally published exactly one year ago) on the current threats putting people in innumerable cities, urban deltas, coastal lands and low-lying island […]
RISING WATERS: Trends & Predictions
• By 2070, almost all cities in the top 10 exposure to flooding risk category will be located in developing countries (particularly in China, India and Thailand). • As many […]
RISING WATERS: Cities & Places at Risk
A sampler of interactives, detailed graphics, photo stories and opinion pieces demonstrate and predict how rising waters – sea level rise, urban deltas, flooding and other factors – are a […]
RISING WATERS: Ideas & Solutions
Design, planning and engineering innovations from three continents Rotterdam, Thames and Venice Storm Surge Gates: Rotterdam’s Measlantkering in the Netherlands is the largest storm surge barrier in the world, designed to […]
RISING WATERS: Research & Reports
Add these dozen reports and research studies to your online library on rising waters, coastal erosion and climate change! 50 Cities in Climate Change Study: Columbia University’s Earth Institute and […]
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