CITYWIDE — A new study found NYC could face a threefold increase in storm-related damage by 2053, as climate change heats waters and raises sea levels, according to the New York Post. The report, by the nonprofit First Street Foundation, says Brooklyn will be the hardest hit of the boroughs by these increases, with low-lying coastal areas seeing increased flooding and stronger winds.
NYC has already had a taste of this potential future after twelve deaths were linked to flash-flooding from Hurricane Ida in 2021.
