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June 2013 archives

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June 28, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

NYC Climate Plan Chief Challenges Mayoral Hopefuls; de Blasio Report

[View the story “Climate Plan Chief Challenges Mayoral Hopefuls” on Storify] Plus, here’s the primary source document on the Bill de Blasio report
Posted in Resilience · Tagged Adaptation, Bloomberg, climate change, disaster preparedness, mayoral race, Pinsky, resilience ·

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June 26, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

Bloomberg Lauds Obama Climate Plan

Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised President Barack Obama’s “leadership” in announcing a White House climate change plan June 24, 2013. “The President’s plan recognizes both the significant cost of inaction and that Washington must support the work of local governments to become more resilient,” Bloomberg added. Bloomberg had two weeks before announced New York City’s own […]
Posted in Resilience · Tagged Adaptation, Bloomberg, climate change, Obama, policy, resilience ·

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June 24, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

Take Part in Our Document-Based Conversation

Part of AdaptNY's aim is to foster a conversation based around primary source documents. We're continuously collecting and presenting documentation on how New York will adapt to climate change.
Posted in About AdaptNY · Tagged DocumentCloud, primary source documentation ·

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June 24, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

Video: What New York City Needs to Build a Resilient Future?

CityAtlas interviewed Klaus Jacob , a member of the New York Panel on Climate Change. He argues the city needs to think well beyond 2050 in its planning for resiliency.
Posted in Resilience · Tagged Adaptation, Bloomberg, climate change, resilience ·

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June 24, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

Curation: Adaptation on White House Agenda

Pres. Obama made a major climate address Tuesday, June 24, and AdaptNY watched closely for references about preparing the United States for the impact of climate change. See a detailed outline of the president’s climate plan, including adaptation measures. Here’s a handy infographic version of the Obama program. Read a full transcript of the president’s […]
Posted in Resilience · Tagged Adaptation, climate change, disaster preparedness, flooding, Obama, resilience, sea-level rise, White House ·

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June 20, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

VIDEO: Public Safety Panel Hears Testimony on Storm Response

VIDEO: Public Safety Panel Hears Testimony on Storm Response
Posted in Resilience · Tagged Bloomberg, climate change, disaster preparedness, hurricanes, report, Sandy ·

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June 19, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

Curation: Gathering Focuses on ‘Road to Resilience’

Curation: Gathering Focuses on 'Road to Resilience'
Posted in Resilience · Tagged Bloomberg, Brooklyn, climate change, conference, curation, disaster preparedness, FEMA, flooding, hurricanes, Jamaica Bay, Queens, Sandy barriers, sea-level rise, Staten Island, storm surge ·

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June 18, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

NYC Sets Updated Hurricane Evacuation Zones

The city has released new maps for its updated hurricane evacuation zones, which include an additional 600,000 residents not included in the former zones. Here’s the official announcement from the city, as well as a press release (PDF)
Posted in Sandy's Lessons · Tagged disaster preparedness, evacuation, flooding, hurricanes, map ·

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June 17, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

MAP: FEMA Scales Back NJ Flood Zones

WNYC put together this helpful interactive map showing FEMA flood zones revised for the New Jersey Shore, after last week revising similar New York City flood zones.
Posted in Extreme Weather · Tagged FEMA, flooding, map, New Jersey, storm surge ·

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June 14, 2013 by A. Adam Glenn

Bloomberg, Quinn Release Recommendations on Making Buildings More Resilient

Two days after issuing a massive report on better preparing New York for the threats of climate change and extreme weather like Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn on June 13 released a set of new set of recommendations specificially aimed at fortifying the city's buildings.
Posted in Resilience · Tagged Bloomberg, buildings, climate change, Quinn, report, resilience ·
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