We're Charting Your Thoughts on Climate Change
WNYC is partnering with NBC 4 New York to take a look at the ways the city's shifting environment will affect the lives of New Yorkers in 2050. What do you think about climate change? Record your...
View ArticleThe Science Behind NYC 2050
Projecting what the climate will be like more than three decades from now is inherently uncertain. The New York City Panel on Climate Change, a group of scientists from the area’s top research...
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New York City Could Get as Hot as Alabama in 2050
New York City will likely have weather similar to a current Southern city by the year 2050, according to the New York City Panel on Climate Change. The average summer temperature is expected to rise by...
View ArticleVIDEO: How Future Weather Will Affect New Yorkers
As part of WNYC's NYC 2050 series, produced in partnership with NBC 4 New York, Janice Huff takes a look at weather patterns in the not-too-distant future and what it means for New Yorkers.
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As Temperatures Climb, So Does the Risk of Blackouts
Climate change will bring warmer summers, higher sea levels and more intense rain to New York City. As temperatures rise, so will the demand for energy, especially during the stronger, longer heat...
View ArticleVIDEO: Potential Power Problems on the Horizon
As part of WNYC's NYC 2050 series, produced in partnership with NBC 4 New York, Michael George takes a look at what utilities are doing to protect us, our money and resources, in light of projections...
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Forecast Calls for More Rain Than We Can Handle
Scientists predict by 2050 that New York City will see an increase in average precipitation by 5 or 10 percent. (Currently, there is an average of about 46 inches a year.) But perhaps more worrying is...
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Extreme High Tides Could Flood Our City's Streets
Columbia University geophysicist Klaus Jacob likes to say that we built this city all wrong, by putting the living down near the shore and the dead in cemeteries on our hills.That spells trouble for...
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Future Storms Could Lead to Financial Disaster
In 2050, thanks to higher sea levels and warmer temperatures, we will live in a world with more risk. The chance of something going wrong will be higher; the damage done if something does will be...
View ArticleVIDEO: Floodproofing NYC Transit
As part of WNYC's NYC 2050 series, produced in partnership with NBC 4 New York, Andrew Siff investigates the updates being made to the transit system to sustain the rising sea level and intense...
View ArticleVIDEO: Emergency Weather Information Gathering
As part of WNYC's NYC 2050 series, produced in partnership with NBC 4 New York, Raphael Miranda takes an inside look at the science behind the weather and how the latest information gets to you.
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Podcast: When Climate Change Comes to the City of the Future
In 1524, the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed into New York Harbor. A bevy of Lenape Indians dressed in colorful feathers came out in small boats to greet him. But before they could...
View ArticleVIDEO: Making a Change Today Can Help Tomorrow's Climate
As part of WNYC's NYC 2050 series, produced in partnership with NBC 4 New York, Brynn Gingras explores what innovators are doing to make a difference in the fight against climate change — and offers...
View ArticleNYC2050
The implications of climate change are well known: melting glaciers, warmer summers, changes in rainfall patterns. But what will it feel like in New York City? By researching distinct changes and...
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NYC 2050: Climate Change and the Future of New York
In 1524, the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed into New York Harbor. A bevy of Lenape Indians dressed in colorful feathers came out in small boats to greet him. But before they could...
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