NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's $10 billion plan to save Manhattan
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK — New York's mayor has plans to expand Manhattan's coastline to safeguard the island from the effects of climate change.
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to artificially extend the southern tip of Manhattan to protect it from rising sea levels and storm surges, the New York Times reports.
According to a Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Study, 37 percent of Lower Manhattan will be at risk from a storm surge by 2050.
In an op-ed published in New York Magazine, de Blasio said the coastline of Lower Manhattan will be extended as much as 500 feet into the East River.
Landfill will be used to extend the coastline. This would create a rising berm that would be above future sea levels, according to the New York Times.
He added that grassy berms in parks and removable barriers will also be used to protect the island from storm surges.
According to de Blasio's op-ed in New York Magazine, the coastal extension project will cost around US$10 billion.
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to artificially extend the southern tip of Manhattan to protect it from rising sea levels and storm surges, the New York Times reports.
According to a Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Study, 37 percent of Lower Manhattan will be at risk from a storm surge by 2050.
In an op-ed published in New York Magazine, de Blasio said the coastline of Lower Manhattan will be extended as much as 500 feet into the East River.
Landfill will be used to extend the coastline. This would create a rising berm that would be above future sea levels, according to the New York Times.
He added that grassy berms in parks and removable barriers will also be used to protect the island from storm surges.
According to de Blasio's op-ed in New York Magazine, the coastal extension project will cost around US$10 billion.