Comments on: The Big One: What Happens to NYC When a Monster Hurricane Hits http://nypress.com/the-big-one/ New York's essential guide to culture, arts, politics, news and more Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: tobyw http://nypress.com/the-big-one/#comment-29223 tobyw Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:28:00 +0000 #comment-29223 What will happen at the ends of a dyke if the water it has stopped starts to flow around it. How about tsunamis from collapsing cliffs in the Canary islands. I’m not saying no, justbe sure to look at all the possibilities and do no harm..

]]> By: OzoneTom http://nypress.com/the-big-one/#comment-24775 OzoneTom Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:22:00 +0000 #comment-24775 Reading this in 2012 following Sandy, I’d say that he called it pretty well.

And Bloomberg’s request for storm barriers a couple years ago could have changed that if the state reps hadn’t balked at the $10B cost. It will cost that much to get the subways back — and New York will still be without the barriers for future strong surges.

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