Prepared for the Next Sandy? Some Experts Call for Bolder Action

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