I am running this report because I feel the topic is important, even thought I feel this is sort of a wishy washy report
Climate Projections and Future Flood Risk Maps Inform “A Stronger, More Resilient New York”
Supplementary Press Release for the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) Climate Risk Information Report
The 2013 New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC)
Climate Risk Information Report was released today in conjunction with
the release of the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Recovery Report
during a major policy speech by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. William
Solecki, professor of Geography at Hunter College and director of the
CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities, is co-chair of the NPCC.
In 2008, Mayor Bloomberg convened the New York City Panel
on Climate Change—making New York one of the first American cities to
organize a group of leading climate and social scientists to develop
local climate change projections. Their findings, released in a
groundbreaking report in 2009, described the climate impacts New York
could expect in the future – which include not just sea level rise and
more frequent coastal storm surge, but increased heat and more frequent
and intense downpours. In September 2012, the City passed Local Law 42
to establish the Panel on Climate Change as an ongoing body to advise
the City on the latest climate science.
Following Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Bloomberg re-convened the
New York City Panel on Climate Change to update its projections and
develop future coastal flood risk maps and to provide up-to-date
scientific information and analyses on climate risks for use in the
Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR). This
information is designed to inform community-rebuilding plans, and help
increase current and future resiliency of communities, as well as
citywide systems and infrastructure to a range of climate risks.
Using the latest global climate change models, local
information, and peer-reviewed scientific literature, the NPCC projects
that by mid-century, New York City’s mean annual temperature may
increase by 4 to 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Annual precipitation is also
projected to increase by 5 to 10 percent, and sea level is projected to
rise 11 to 24 inches.
The Mayor released the report today in an extensive
presentation to elected officials, business and community leaders, and
leading climate experts at the Duggal Greenhouse – which was damaged
during Hurricane Sandy and has since reopened as one of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard’s 330 businesses.
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