In the future, New York will be even wetter than it already is. Due to climate change, it rains more often and more heavily, the sea level is rising and the city itself is also accommodating the water – this has been shown by a study by the. Reason: New York City has become too heavy.
New York weighs 764 million tons
Eight million people and just over a million buildings with a weight of 764 million tons press on the subsoil, which is already yielding by up to two millimeters a year. As a result, the Big Apple is sinking around four times as fast as areas with less development.
New York is two meters above sea level and will “in future be exposed to a variety of flood hazards,” the study concludes. Despite the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, many new buildings would still not have flooding technology. That’s why the last two hurricanes cost many lives and caused serious damage.
The city that never sleeps could soon become a city that never dries.
Source: Stern
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