U.S. Hurricane Victims Want Improved Disaster Relief, With Faster Money, Less Red Tape October 31, 2022 By Wayne Parry Survivors of storms that pounded several U.S. states say the nation’s disaster aid system is broken and that they want...
Climate Change Caused $8 Billion of Hurricane Sandy’s Economic Losses: Study May 20, 2021 By Kanupriya Kapoor When Hurricane Sandy barreled over New York City and the East Coast in 2012, it caused $63 billion in damage,...
New York City Begins $1.5B Project to Protect Manhattan from Floods April 16, 2021 By Henry Goldman New York City has embarked on a $1.45 billion resiliency project in lower Manhattan along the East River, an area...
Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions November 4, 2020 By David Porter Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder...
Washington D.C. Plans to Confront Climate Change by Retrofitting Flood-Prone Buildings April 29, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Washington is announcing a goal of retrofitting or removing all of its flood-prone buildings by 2050, the first major U.S....
NYC Mayor Proposes $10B Plan to Flood-Proof Manhattan as Climate Risk Grows March 15, 2019 By Henry Goldman and Christopher Flavelle New York Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a $10 billion plan to push out the lower Manhattan coastline as much...
Climate Change and Hurricanes – The Worst Is Yet to Come August 31, 2017 By Eric Roston How powerful would Hurricane Harvey have been in 1880? How much stronger might it be in 2100? A single Hurricane...
NYC Planners With Sandy Nightmares Say Barrier May Come Too Late June 21, 2017 By Henry Goldman The warming Atlantic Ocean has raised the risk of another Hurricane Sandy. And still, trillions of dollars of real estate...
Rising Seas May Wipe Out Jersey Towns and Millions in AAA Bonds May 26, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Few parts of the U.S. are as exposed to the threats from climate change as Ocean County, New Jersey. It...
Study Finds Northeastern U.S. Could See Increased Hurricane Activity November 29, 2016 The Northeastern coast of the U.S. could be struck by more frequent and powerful hurricanes in the future due to...