GHGs, H2O, and NYC Columbia University温室气体H2O纽约哥伦比亚大学.pptVIP

GHGs, H2O, and NYC Hurricanes and NYC:Why Should We Care? IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE Over 10 hurricanes have affected the NYC region in the past 200 years THEY’RE GETTING STRONGER Hurricanes will gain in intensity as warming increases WE’RE DUE FOR ANOTHER HIT – ARE WE PREPARED? A category 3 hurricane could cause a rise in sea levels of 1.5 feet, submerging parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island RISING SEA LEVELS IN NYC Sea levels have been gradually rising Current rate of 2.73 mm/year will be increased due to global warming Floods in NY tremendously impact transportation system