Post #4114577

2023-09-30 11:52 UTC

“We are not fixing things at the pace our #climate is changing and that’s going to continue to be a challenge every time we get one of these rain storms or #hurricanes." #NYC - as lots of other places - urgently needs serious upgrades to its #stormwater infrastructure. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/nyc-flooding-climate-change-infrastructure-limitations-rcna118170

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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2023-09-30 12:25

"Former Governor Andrew Cuomo famously starved it of cash while funneling money toward the highway system. Under Kathy#Hochul, the #MTA is still underfunded by millions of dollars each year. Adams has seemed more concerned during the first months of his administration about inundating the subway with cops The upshot is that New York City—America’s biggest and arguably most social democratic city—is manifestly unprepared for what #ClimateChange has in store for it." https://newrepublic.com/article/175883/nyc-totally-unprepared-climate-disaster-but-lot-cops

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