Is Your City Sinking?

Episode 5 of the Climate Focused Future podcast, hosted by Robin Hess, titled "Is Your City Sinking?" was published on January 16, 2021 and runs 5 minutes.

January 16, 2021 ·5m · Climate Focused Future

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Summary

Climate panic: underwater cities. With increasing sea level rise, scientists are discovering that some of the United States' major cities will be swimming in under 60 years. In this episode, Robin explores the future fates of coastal Florida, New York City, and Washington, DC.  Timestamps: Florida (0:43), New York City (2:00), Washington, DC (2:50) Check out our website at climatefocusedfuture.org Resources: https://www.pnas.org/content/116/23/11195 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1073/Analyses/h1073a.ANRS.PDF https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/when-will-my-apartment-be-underwater dcist.com/story/19/09/17/climate-change-is-making-d-c-weather-warmer-wetter-and-wilder/ https://doee.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddoe/publication/attachments/150828_AREA_Research_Report_Small.pdf

Episode Description

Climate panic: underwater cities. With increasing sea level rise, scientists are discovering that some of the United States' major cities will be swimming in under 60 years. In this episode, Robin explores the future fates of coastal Florida, New York City, and Washington, DC.

Timestamps: Florida (0:43), New York City (2:00), Washington, DC (2:50)

Check out our website at climatefocusedfuture.org

Resources:

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/23/11195

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1073/Analyses/h1073a.ANRS.PDF

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/when-will-my-apartment-be-underwater

dcist.com/story/19/09/17/climate-change-is-making-d-c-weather-warmer-wetter-and-wilder/

https://doee.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddoe/publication/attachments/150828_AREA_Research_Report_Small.pdf

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