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Dave's Picks | Living in the shadow of a dangerous shrinking glacier

Dave's Picks | Living in the shadow of a dangerous shrinking glacier

From NPR: Melting glaciers are leaving behind large, unstable lakes around the world.

Millions of people live downstream, in places increasingly threatened by deadly flash floods.

What will it take to protect them?

Dave's Picks | Real Time Flood Tracker Helps New Yorkers During Major Storms

Dave's Picks | Real Time Flood Tracker Helps New Yorkers During Major Storms

In case you’ve wondered what those sensors are… they’re trying to keep us safe!

Dave's Picks | Hurricane flood maps reveal the climate future

Dave's Picks | Hurricane flood maps reveal the climate future

With rising sea levels, the National Hurricane Center's model predicts that the extent and depth of storm surge will grow dramatically across the five boroughs. The number of New Yorkers directly threatened by flooding could more than double from about 207,000 in 2020 to 468,000 in 2080.

Dave's Picks | What the UN Climate Report Predicts for NYC

Dave's Picks | What the UN Climate Report Predicts for NYC

Climate change and the pending crisis should be at the top of all of our minds, the tips of our tongues, with all of our voting fingers fully engaged.