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Home Articles Battered New York City Looks For Ways to Hold Back the Sea

Battered New York City Looks For Ways to Hold Back the Sea

EarthzineNovember 10, 2012Disasters

ARCADIS, a Dutch corporation, has proposed a storm surge barrier (shown in this illustration) across the Verrazano Narrows that would allow for large and small ship traffic and for natural tidal flow when no storms are present. (Arcadis)

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