Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - The Empire City Battles Climate Change

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
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Hurricane Sandy swept over the city of New York with a vengeance that seemed to come from the gods. Homes were flooded, the subway system was shut down, supermarket halted service and the Empire City came to a halt. The Empire City reacted to these ravages by launching a massive rebuilding of the city including efforts to make the subway flood-proof, relocating critical infrastructure, restoring wetlands, reducing air and water pollution, and constructing surge barriers around exposed neighborhoods. Will the four-hundred-year-old city be ready for the next time mother nature attacks it?  Join Professor Ron Brown as he explores how the Empire City adapts to being a coastal city and the challenges of a changing climate.  (Sponsored by the Friends of the Library)

This program is part of the Library's Summer Reading theme - Oceans of Possibilities

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