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Want to flood-proof Manhattan? Itll cost at least $11.6 billion

2014-05-02 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ars Technica: Want to make Manhattan waterproof? A few years ago, the idea seemed ludicrous to everyone but a handful of researchers and urban planners. But the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, extended outages, and infrastructure damage changed the conversation. Suddenly, long-ignored plans for multi-billion-dollar flood barricades were given serious attention. But does it merit the attention? In today's issue of Science, researchers describe a risk assessment model that they use to consider a variety of approaches...

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