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NYC Under Water

I don't know if anyone read the story in the Metro New York paper on Wednesday, April 14th or not. But there was a story about a possible flood in NYC by the year 2100. Now I know this is many years ahead, and everyone of us living now won't see it, but NYC officials said they wanted to prepare now by creating wetlands in Lower Manhattan. They have other ideas as well.

You may find the article by going to www.metro.us.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
And you don't think the writers might be pulling your leg?
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Oren
Oren 2yrs+
Technically speaking, this is definitely possible. If ocean levels rise by more than a couple meters, most of NYC will be under-water. Basically the same thing will happen to most of Florida and other coastal towns. Scientists have warned that this will cause the largest displacement of people ever.

Wetlands would definitely help as they function as nature's water reservoir. But still, it'll be a tough sell to today's people to drop a wetland into Lower Manhattan.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
So, I guess I don't want to invest in any real estate downtown, then?
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I'm guessing the city would do something to keep out the water. You would think some genius is working on that technology as we chat about it. Not sure how they're going to save the entire state of Florida, though. Oh, well.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
I wouldn't cry if Florida didn't make it.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I still haven't forgiven Florida for 2000.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Wait, isn't the world supposed to end in 2010 anyway?
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@JenMac Nah, world destruction's behind schedule, as usual...

@ ajadeidealist Me neither. That place is just crawling with members of the Bush clan.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I thought it had until 2012?

And on Florida: fine. But at least let MY family get out first.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
My bad, BroadwayBK, I meant 2012. We have another 2 years until we all float!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@JenMac: Where did you get such a crazy idea of the world ending in 2010.

@BroadwayBK: Nothing will happen in 2012 either. Just shifting of planets and a few natural disasters, but not the end of the world.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Everyone even I have friends who are paranoid about water levels rising in NYC in the future.. they often talk about the future floods in the East River . so maybe there is some truth to the story .who knows what havoc Mother Nature has in store for us?for instance who anticipated the wild floods that drowned so many parts of NJ earlier this year?
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@hhusted Which natural disasters are you planning for 2012?

@uptowngirl I can see the cause for a little concern... we should all be concerned about the future of the planet, and take care of the damn thing.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I think I'd miss downtown Manhattan if water levels went up. Yeah, Florida wouldn't get my tears, but downtown is kind of special and full of history. I'd get all sentimental if it turned to swampland.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK: The natural disasters you see now are the same you would see in 2012, only more magnified.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Some Mayan professor (studying ancient Mayan culture) went on the news a few weeks ago to say that in fact the world is NOT ending in 2012 - and that is as miscalculation on the part of the media - it should already have ended ages ago, or something...
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Well, my mom always says, "If the Mayans were so smart, then where the hell are they now?"

I always laugh at that but kinda true . . .I mean, they could see everyone's demise but their own? Hmmmmm . . .
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@JenMac Maybe the Mayans are on the moon, sipping cocktails and laughing at us?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@dblack: That would be so awesome. I mean, for them . . . not us.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Sipping cocktails and laughing at that movie Mel Gibson made about them, more like it.
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