Thursday, November 1, 2012

Climate change loads the dice against coastal metropolises

Financial Times: For me, the most poignant photograph of the destruction left by Hurricane Sandy was of the Fairway supermarket in Red Hook, Brooklyn. I used to shop there on weekends and, in the cafe at the back, next to two disused trams, would enjoy the vista of New York harbour and the Statue of Liberty. Watching the spirited New York response -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his sign-language interpreter, babies being ferried out of New York University hospital, locals braving the blackout on the Lower East...

URL: http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/climate-change-loads-the-dice-against-coastal-metropolises-1.1097131

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