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August 24, 2012

New York considers building sea barriers

  • The city has flood-proofed some places, installing floodgates at sewage plants and raising the ground level in a low-lying area.
    • By JENNIFER PELTZ
    Associated Press

    NEW YORK — Two years before Hurricane Irene created the prospect of a flooding nightmare in New York City, 100 scientists and engineers met to sketch out a bold defense: massive, moveable barriers to shield the city from a storm-stirred sea.

    Though the storm caused billions of dollars in damage along the Eastern Seaboard, Irene proved not to be the urban catastrophe forecasters feared. But in the wake of the close call a year ago, elected officials and community groups are pressing for an evaluation of whether sea barriers make sense for New York.


     
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