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July 11, 2007
Via the CityRoom, this is a map from the Union of Concerned Scientists that depicts what would happen to the city if we don't confront climate change. From page 2 of the report on New York (PDF):Coastal flooding. Rising sea levels caused by global warming are projected to increase the frequency and severity of damaging storm surges and flooding. Under the higher-emissions scenario what is now considered a once-in-a-century coastal flood in New York... [continue]
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