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New York City - Evan, Almasi, Theo

We've decided to choose New York City because of its undoubtedly important role in society as the economic capital of the most influent and powerful nation of the occidental world. Being the most important city of one of the most important countries doesn’t prevent NYC from suffering from problems caused by climate change, indeed NYC is victim of floods (1), water shortage (2) and air pollution (3)

 

(1) NYC organizes to prevent as much as possible catastrophic floods in the near future:

https://e360.yale.edu/features/new-york-city-climate-plan-sea-level-rise

 

 

(2) NYC suffers from water shortage:

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/new-york-water-shortage-drought-b1924145.html

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/em/downloads/pdf/hazard_mitigation/nycs_risk_landscape_chapter_4.7_watershortage.pdf

 

(3) Even Tho NYC is one of the goods students compared to the other biggest cities of the worlds it still suffers from dangerous air pollution:

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/environmental/comm-air-survey-08-16.pdf

https://kunakair.com/air-pollution-in-new-york/#:~:text=State%20of%20Air%20Report%202023,polluted%20cities%20in%20the%20country

 

((4) global documentation) :

https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/climate-change/effects-impacts#:~:text=Other%20Impacts%20of%20Climate%20Change%20Around%20New%20York%20State&text=Increased%20precipitation%20is%20causing%20more,sections%20of%20the%20Hudson%20River

 

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