New York City is sinking at a rate of 1-2 mm per year, while sea levels rise due to climate change.
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This could worsen the city’s already high risk of coastal flooding as a result of climate-amplified sea level rise. The New York City Panel on Climate Changethat, while the world’s sea levels have risen by about 0.5 inches per decade, New York City has had a much faster rate of about 1.2 inches per decade. By 2050, sea levels are expected to rise by eight to 30 inches, depending on how much the world limits greenhouse gas emissions.
The new study now warns that new buildings in the city could be at increased threat of floods, highlighting the need for a strategy to adapt around this. “Every additional high-rise building constructed at coastal, river, or lakefront settings could contribute to future flood risk,” the study published in the journalThe researchers estimated the weight of all of New York City’s buildings to be around 842 million tons.
“Every additional high-rise building constructed at coastal, river, or lakefront settings could contribute to future flood risk.”
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