New York Map Shows Cities That Could Go Underwater if Sea Levels Rise

Major cities in New York, including New York City, would be flooded with water if sea levels rose by 10 feet, according to a projection map by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Although, not only would cities be impacted, but many hospitals, fire stations, and other vital facilities.

“A 10-foot sea level rise would do far more than flood coastal roads and homes,” Shangjia Dong, a professor of construction and environmental engineering and a core faculty member of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, told Newsweek

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