By Noreen O'Donnell
Three years after Sandy caused $50
billion in damage as the powerful storm ripped up beaches along the New
York and New Jersey coasts, flooded shops and homes and left lower
Manhattan dark for days, “resiliency” has become the byword of the
region.
New York City alone is spending $20 billion to try to make sure that the five boroughs better withstand the severe storms that scientists say climate change will make more likely.
But some experts say the area should be bolder, with one proposal
calling for a storm barrier that stretches across the entrance to New
York Harbor.
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Source: NBC News
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