Environment / StudentNation / As climate change leads to record rainfalls, the city’s 120-year-old subway system is more vulnerable to flooding than ever. Ilana Cohen This story was produced for ...
Original builders designed New York City's infrastructure for a climate that no longer exists. When Hurricane Ida struck in September 2021, the city's sewers could not handle the intense rainfall.
New York City’s iconic skyline hides a slow-motion hazard beneath its foundations. A growing body of research finds that the sheer weight of the city’s towers is pressing the land downward at the same ...