(Gerry Broome/AP)
For most New Yorkers, the recent Hurricane Sandy was a nightmare. Homes were destroyed, neighborhoods were deprived of electricity, heat, and fresh water. Unlike Hurricane Katrina about a year ago, Sandy was bigger, more violent, and caused more damage.
With hurricanes escalating in strength from the past year, we can’t help but go back to think that the climate change might be the cause of it. After the storm, architects, engineers and city planners are coming up with designs to deal with the future. Some suggested to use wetlands, some want to use oysters, and some others recommend bigger dams.
There is no doubt that the city will implement some of those plans, but just like putting a Band-Aid over a wound, would that heal the wound? Or should we use more resources to tackle the fundamental problem of those freaky weather, like “climate change” perhaps.
For the full article on the New York Times about the plans to protect the city from future storms, click here.
For the full article on the New York Times about the climate change, click here.
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