Manhattan began to be fenced off from the ocean with a huge wall: why is it needed
'23.12.2021'
Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin
One of the most populous cities in the United States is preparing for what, according to forecasts of meteorologists, is inevitable, that is, flooding. New York has launched a massive climate change protection project to shield itself from future extreme weather conditions, reports Euro News Green.
New York is highly vulnerable to climate change. The length of the coastline of Manhattan is 836 km. Experts fear that by 2050 the sea level will rise by 20-75 cm. Due to this rise, parts of New York, especially the island of Manhattan, may be under water.
Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and storms Ida and Henri this summer caused massive damage to America's largest city and killed more than 50 people.
Due to its geographic location, the Big Apple is extremely vulnerable to bad weather. The city has recently adopted a climate resilience plan. Its cost is $ 20 billion. The plan is to prevent destruction from future storms and hurricanes.
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One of the projects aims to protect the residents of Manhattan. East Side Coastal Resilience Project will keep 110 New Yorkers safe on the East Side of Manhattan, from Montgomery Street to East 000th Street.
As part of a $ 1,45 billion project, an integrated 4-kilometer system has begun to be built in southeast Manhattan. Elevated car parks, safety fences, berms and sliding gates will be part of it. This unbroken line will provide protection against rising sea levels and increasing flood threats. The system is expected to mitigate the threat from severe coastal storms that are increasingly forming in the northeastern United States due to climate change.
“This project will protect New Yorkers from coastal storms and sea level rise for decades to come. The project will, among other things, invest in the improvement and improvement of access to public places in East Side of Manhattan"Said City Hall Director of Climate Resilience Janey Bavisci.
In addition, the Manhattan authorities intend to plant thousands of trees around the construction site and improve underground sewage systems.
