New York Is Facing Its Biggest Threat Ever, And People Are Still In Denial

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New York City, with a population fast approaching 9 million and vast cultural, historical, and financial resources, is fast approaching the danger zone for climate change.

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Some would say it has already arrived.

The OECD ranked New York City among the 10 cities most vulnerable to rising sea levels with 2.9 million people and $2.1 trillion in assets exposed to storm surges by 2070 if sea levels keep rising.

Hurricane Sandy, just one of the symptoms of a warming planet, was our first dire warning.