Is NYC Built to Handle Hurricanes & Floods (New York, York: how much, to move)
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I was wondering, being that I recently moved here from Miami if NYC is built to handle flooding and hurricanes?
Is anyone familiar with the infrastructural of NYC drainage system and how much capacity it has.
Also how often has the city gotten these type of storms in the past... It seems that the past 3-4 years Miami & the Florida East Coast has been getting lucky and all the storms seem to travel the gulf to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi etc, or up the east coast from South Carolina and up.
The NASA article said this about NYC and Miami:
"Accelerated sea level rise and exacerbated coastal flooding are issues of critical concern for New York City and its broader metropolitan region. With over 600 miles of densely populated coastline, this urban environment is prone to losses from weather-related natural disasters. NYC ranks in the top ten worldwide in population vulnerable to coastal flooding, and is second only to Miami in port cities with assets exposed to coastal flooding."
My buddy works for the Power Company in Miami and he is frequently shipped to other states during storms and he always says that the lineman can't do stuff that they do almost everyday in Miami..
I have always wondered what a city with this population size would go through if they weren't permitted to leave the city due to bridges and tunnel shutdowns and also from not being able to move around since most have no car.
Will the people of NYC start looting and going bonkers if they are basically trapped in a city with no power and no way to leave??
my buddy works for the power company in miami and he is frequently shipped to other states during storms and he always says that the lineman can't do stuff that they do almost everyday in miami..
I have always wondered what a city with this population size would go through if they weren't permitted to leave the city due to bridges and tunnel shutdowns and also from not being able to move around since most have no car.
Will the people of nyc start looting and going bonkers if they are basically trapped in a city with no power and no way to leave??
From looking at many of the videos of recent events, I think the answer is a resounding, "No"
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