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> won’t even contemplate building something similar to protect NYC Perhaps not as ambitious as a barrier spanning the entrance to NY Harbor (comparable to Veni
by cyberpunk2066 1y ago
> won’t even contemplate building something similar to protect NYC
Perhaps not as ambitious as a barrier spanning the entrance to NY Harbor (comparable to Venice's system), NYC did build extensive storm surge barriers along the East River:
https://www.nyc.gov/site/escr/about/resiliency-and-flood-protection.page https://www.nyc.gov/site/escr/about/resiliency-and-flood-pro...
https://www.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/press-releases/2021/pr-100621-floodwall.page https://www.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/press-releases/2021/pr-10...