The Billion Dollar Plan to Save New York

The race is on to save Manhattan from climate change.
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[@StephenHogan]

So the seawall around Manhattan in The Expanse was right on the money lol

[@MightyJosh1985]

Thought the same thing

[@leonwilliams9589]

Same same! Inyalowda na gonya learn

[@JasonB808]

They did their homework. They likely based it on studies.

[@andrewreynolds912]

Omg yes! You're right, and I love that hard sci-fi show one of the greatest ever made!

[@andrewreynolds912]

@@JasonB808 Yes, including how realistic it was, but their were some movements of the ship's they got wrong

[@Dan-fz5nn]

I wish more people in the US were interested in infrastructure so we could get stuff done. For voting purposes.

[@leonwilliams9589]

It’s could be a HUGE economy driver. And for the entire continent, not just the U.S.

[@Dan-fz5nn]

@@leonwilliams9589 Oh dawg I'm totally for it, I love this stuff. We spend so much money on dumb stuff, we literally have so much money here we could rebuild the whole damn country. I feel like people are against it for some reason. They could spend 5 Trillion dollars and I still would be up for more.

[@leonwilliams9589]

@@Dan-fz5nn I live in FL and since the Everglades are turning into a much bigger problem than what they’re worth (invasive species & domestic) i think we should spend the next 100 years digging it out completely and using the substrate to raise other parts of the state or make a natural surf dampener and sea wall. There are a ton of mega projects that would benefit the entire region. There are almost 600 million people that live in North America. I think together, we should manifest some destiny on this continent we all share. There is so much we’re capable of and I feel like if we were really serious about building a better future for our descendants (comes across different if you don’t say “children”), then we should be looking at these grand ideas that really take everyone’s dedication and effort.

[@Me97202]

American is too distracted by politics, tribalism and trivialities. Plus America doesn’t have the money, since corporations and the rich won’t pay their fair share of taxes.

[@desupernoodle]

We got to get God back in this country before we can do anything good again in the US

[@eckligt]

Can't help thinking what the Dutch would have done here. They would almost certainly go for closing off either the Upper Bay with a dike where the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge currently goes, or closing off the Lower Bay with a much larger dike between the two spits of land, Breezy Point (NY) and Sandy Hook (NJ). Another dike would need to be located on the north of Long Island towards the mainland.

[@TheXshot]

Interesting, because that part of Manhattan, is where the seat of the Dutch (New Amsterdam) used to be. Anyway, in this sea wall project, there's multiple Dutch people and companies involved.

[@TomorrowsBuild]

That's a super interesting proposal. Kind of similar to what Venice built with the Mose system.

[@tthomas184]

Your solution protects the poor and middle class, while the Manhattan seawall primarily protects the rich. Easy to see why they chose the seawall.

[@baslanghorst7643]

As a person from the Netherlands, I think the dutch would build a variant of the Oosterscheldekering in the upperbay, and they would close the arthur kill with a variant of the Maeslantkering just below the Outerbridge Crossing. And they would make a long dike from long island to the mainland with te likes of the hollandse ijsselkering in the middel so that the dike wont block naval traffic. all of these will also help the backland of the hudson river during storm tide.

[@mimandshaindy4906]

This has been proposed

[@imjody]

Big sad about this video only being 6 minutes long. Can never get enough of Tomorrow's Build & The B1M! 🔥💖

[@TomorrowsBuild]

Ah thanks so much! Everything in moderation haha

[@jmow-t5023]

Anyone who thinks the areas shown are better now than they would be needs a good smack

[@Merennulli]

@@jmow-t5023 I can't speak for the specific people in this case, but a lot of times people will demand things that they have not be torn down in favor of some promised dream that is likely to get bogged down in budget issues and not be delivered. "We could have something better if we tear this down" sounds good until you've had things torn down with those kinds of promises and not built back as promised. We've seen a lot of these projects in the US where, after the public sacrificed something like a park or historic district for a project, the money wasn't there and the city compromised it away selling the taken land to development projects or the land sat idle and unusable for years. And we've also seen politicians pull insanely unethical and sometimes even outright illegal things to hijack projects into their own visions. Chicago's mayor Richard Daley tore up an airport in the middle of the night to push through his own airport scheme. In my own hometown, governor Warren Hearnes demolished my great-great grandmother's home in the middle of the night (kind of a running theme with politicians) before a historic building status could go into effect for the building so he could build a parking lot there for a nearby state office building. One that floods every year, often for weeks at a time. We also had governor Jay Nixon pull a last minute scheme before he left office to have a park built and named after himself in land bought for other purposes (the moment he was out of office the park was renamed so he didn't get to keep his self-aggrandizement, but damage done - ironically we have too many parks here that see maintenance costs but not public use). And it's also a 10% reduction in usable space in an already crowded area. There's a lot with this that I can totally understand why they aren't happy with the plan. I'm not going to say they're right because I don't and will never live in a city that densely overpopulated, but their concerns aren't without reason.

[@Celeste-in-Oz]

The podcast will give you a lot more 😉

[@TempleGuitars]

The great news about this seawall is that if you you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. (I'll show myself out).

[@TomorrowsBuild]

We love it. Don't you go anywhere.

[@donc-m4900]

It's up to you...

[@TempleGuitars]

@@donc-m4900 You get it 🏆

[@Taverius]

As someone who grew up in Venice, the moment I heard about the moving water walls I started laughing. Good luck with the maintenance NYC 🤣

[@arl4422]

😂😂 Fr tho I think NYC might manage, they are the US biggest and top richest cities in not just the country but the world and a larger population to pull monetary and human resources to this than Venice

[@Taverius]

@@arl4422 sure, but they fall prey to budget cuts in anything that isn't everyday visible and deferred infrastructure maintenance same as everyone else, because people is people, and financial jobs are extremely good at not paying taxes 🤣

[@johndododoe1411]

Always wondered why Venice built that mechanical barrier instead of adjusting the ground floor levels like in past centuries, either by abandoning lower floors or by jacking up buildings by 3 to 10 meters from below using trained technical divers and good equipment .

[@Michael_Brock]

Venice's gates need power to lift. But sea wall gates can be self activating. Just leave them with air inside as the water rises the buoyancy will slide the gates up. Much lower maintenance. But won't block the views unlike a conventional seawall when not needed.

[@arl4422]

@@Taverius that is true, perhaps this project won't achieve it's full success and even fail or perhaps new yorkers will pull through and make big sacrifices for their city. Time will only tell.

[@storiesreadaloud5635]

Heavy rainfall = Sea levels rising. Got it.

[@check2000]

add global warming, all part of the cycle. It's only going to get wilder..

[@flussigeswasser251]

It is incredible how short termed people think. Instead of fighting the cause, they fight the outcomes.

[@bamahama707]

No money in fighting the cause.

[@chiquita683]

Pay more taxes and climate change stops

[@ThePervertedHymns]

people can't afford to live in the city, climate is the least of their concerns

[@acook213]

@@bamahama707 No short term profits you mean

[@MatthewBerginGarage]

The cause is the ground subsiding. Don't build structures on sand.

[@01formulaAJ]

My family and I live in BPC just a few blocks from Wagner Park. We could not believe the amount of near-sighted push-back that this infrastructure project received from those in our neighborhood. Sea rise is happening and now is the time to make smart investments in a better BPC and NYC. We have small kids and regularly used the old Wagner Park as our primary green space. But we also understand that if our kids have any chance to enjoy our family home, we need to make these changes now. We fully support this new project, and we are glad the roadblocks and delay tactics were finally pushed aside.

[@HEC3-RET]

Sea rise is NOT happening. It flooded way before “climate change” became popular and you are just projecting increased storms and sea level just because Al Gore said so. You live on a “Landfill” that was not built high enough. Tough shit.

[@MondoMiami]

Actually, sea rise is NOT happening, but you keep swallowing that steady diet of looney pills.

[@Voidslayer791]

@@MondoMiami💀 it’s common sense when ice melts liquid water replaces it . You never seen ice melt?

[@MondoMiami]

@@Voidslayer791 yeah. Except that the ice shelf is actually growing, not shrinking. Stop ending your research at the headlines and dig a little. It’s weather. It’s never static. The climate has always been changing, and if you think the government can change that, I’d like to talk to you about a bridge I have for sale.

[@Voidslayer791]

@@MondoMiami its always changing but we're accelerating it ;_;. And only Antarctica's ice shelf is growing while the Artic shrinks

[@rheagalsim7497]

Native NYker here who used to work nearby the World Trade Center, and yes this place easily gets flooded. Looking forward to a flood wall installed since it’s extremely difficult using the subways when there’s flooding in lower Manhattan and communities who live here are impacted daily. This neighborhood could be so much better.

[@USMC-Goforth]

We have similiar issues in underground Houston when it rains bad, unfortunately in concrete cities I don't see it ever changing.

[@ericb6048]

the flooding comes form rain, not the sea.

[@bcase5328]

New York City needs to get more aggressive about raising the city against flood. That effort is going to be very hard to do and take decades. The plans need to be for the worst flooding in 2060 on, not for flooding up to 2020.

[@TobyWild]

"Rare 100 year storm events", you forget "That happen every five years" :)

[@NimbleBard48]

20 years from now: " Well, the project is finished but things changed and the wall isn't sufficient anymore."

[@charlesprice925]

Your understanding, the information you glean, and your delivery, is excellent. I wish many other things were as professionally delivered and trustworthy.

[@tthomas184]

Construction has already started on the new elevated East River Park. I believe its supposed to take 5 years to finish.

[@Ihatecabinetmoths]

4:07 ghost lady walking on an invisible treadmill 😂

[@stijnhs]

Closing off the lowerbay with something like the dutch Oosterscheldekering while making an artificial island near either breezy point tip or Sandy Hook between which you make a Maeslantkering style construction would be more expensive but 100x more effective in the long run. This plan which is proposed in the video looks more like a bandaid fix.

[@XDarkGreyX]

Who would have imagined that the way fictional stories portrait future NYC could become reality.... ...most of us.

[@zeromancer-x]

Honestly,the plans to extend the island around Governor's Island while simultaneously creating natural wetlands to help absorb potential storm surges is far better imo.

[@GhenAurwin]

No. No more geese in NY harbor. Bird strikes tend to cause plane crashes.

[@skididly9226]

@@GhenAurwinain’t that only happen once?

[@lucasdiaz9966]

@@GhenAurwinI really don’t think that’s a major problem at all

[@epcode5121]

Then democrats will invite millions of refugees. Back to square one... TOO MANY PEOPLE FOR DRAINAGE 😕

[@lucasdiaz9966]

@@epcode5121 have you seen Manhattan? First of all downtown is the financial district, very little residential areas, and if there are… I assure u only wealthy people can afford that. Immigrants are queens and Bronx thing, definitely not manhattan. Please try to educate urself 😅

[@0x0michael]

New Amsterdam -> New York -> New Venice -> New Atlantis

[@tron.44]

Why are the animated people walking on invisible treadmills, will that be a new feature too?

[@RandomLifeOfDarren]

Makes more sense to extend the Manhattan and create New Mannahatta. It’ll act as barrier and create more much needed housing

[@TomorrowsBuild]

That's a pretty bold plan!

[@GazMoby]

Very enjoyable as always 👍

[@TomorrowsBuild]

Thank you so much 🙌

[@LucasDimoveo]

Here before all of the NYC haters pour in. I hope the seawall works and that the city continues to grow. 🤞🏾

[@arl4422]

Same here

[@highlymedicated2438]

Well I hope the city gets better but there's really no more room for growth, I guess you can knock down some older buildings and build a taller one but every square inch of land is taken up so it's hard to increase population unless u just keep building up. but if we do that it's pretty much certain that we're going to have to tear down some history along the way

[@BrendanSullivan-ll7fz]

@@highlymedicated2438there is a giant glut of underutilized industrial areas in New York

[@JustANervousWreck]

@@highlymedicated2438 more land reclamation would be good, Seaport City has been stuck on the drawing board for a while

[@Merennulli]

Curses! You got here before I poured in. 😡

[@lizardmilk]

Very suspicious of the success of flip up gates. Venice spent billions on flip gates and they don’t work and cost $350k just to turn on.

[@Ecclesia_]

New York to Dutch government: please help us with your expertise against the water. Dutch government to New York: sure, but only if you want to be called New Amsterdam again.

[@m4stik14]

When my grandma asked where my job is I told her New Amsterdam lol

[@nycstarport8542]

That's a good one. 🤣🤣🤣

[@royormonde3682]

They may have to move all the entrances to the 3rd floor, seal in the windows and water proof the foundations below, then turn it into a water city like Venice for a permanent solution. Water taxis, raised walkways and bridge crossings everywhere, outdoor cafes and tours rides with sky scrappers towering over you would be a world attraction.

[@robertcameron2190]

This sounds like a vaguely sensible idea ! Don't battle it, go with the flow (pun, sorry). Hope someone with enough brains picks up on it .

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing these important wishes that involves politics and money to handle the projects to protect people.

[@yasserfuad8775]

first time to see the video in under min from upload

[@mmcgahn5948]

On the NJ side of the Hudson, in the Meadowlands, areas that were once marshes have been developed… including the Sports Complex. In years past storm waters rushing in from the ocean found it’s way to these low lying marshes. Now there is less marsh, so more water goes to Manhattan.

[@SicilianStealth]

Battery Park City was originally landfill. During Sandy my street was under 5 ft of water they evacuated us that day. I went home to Rye New York to be with my parents as we didn't have electricity for 8 days but we had the stove and hot water. I applied to FEMA and they put me up at the W downtown for three months. With an additional month at Gild Hall and sent me a $2,500 check. It's true about green space but there's also The Cloisters as well as Riverside Park.

[@trentbateman]

Sounds like you milked our government for every penny you could

[@Ohio_Greg]

I love all the new posts. Keep with the Nyc videos.

[@AneudiD78]

I live in the Two Bridges area downtown Manhattan and the city has demolished Wagner Park down to rubble. As far as the East River flood wall? It's slowly coming along and they did grant nearby residents access to the future waterfront tiny beach area, but not for swimming.

[@Chobaca]

1 foot does not equal a quarter of a meter. It's closer to a third of a meter.

[@widgetmaker7257]

Yeah, just over 30% of a meter. We have an easy way of saying that - 30cm. And aside from the inaccuracy, who the heck says a quarter of a meter???

[@VinnieFarsheds]

could be a small foot of only 25 cm then 😅

[@nic9753]

I don't think that only this project can solve the problems of the future, because the current problems, like the flooding of the subway are not solved, while there are technologies to solve this problem

[@beerenmusli8220]

Awesome Video!!!!

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

3:52 That bloke on his phone by the tree... How's he doing that? And for nearly ten seconds too. 5:14 He's back.

[@stijnhs]

Hahahaha good catch 🤣

[@hendman4083]

He was put on hold......

[@IKanFlyDrones]

What would be an interesting thought would be at various parts of Manhattan build a walk way above our streets like the one on the abandoned train path. If we can create more of those around the city the plants will really help with our city’s pollution. If other city’s do the same I know we can make a difference. If we can build giant skyscrapers we can also build high elevation parks filled with vegetation. Let’s go NYC!!!

[@gordonmiles9995]

There is no plan to build a seawall around lower Manhattan. This is the biggest BS story of the year

[@MunkeyParts]

I have been asking about this since Sandy... I truly don't see enough being done to secure this sinking city.

[@dougsholly9323]

The best thing that could happen to this country would be NY being covered in a deluge.

[@ZmuBMAC1600]

I lived in NY for 4 years bc of my job, I absolutely hated it. Know I live in Ohio and love it. I have land and peace and quiet

[@epicjcl6345]

venice all over again!

[@WRedHawkW]

Building a sea wall for hurricanes and rising water levels is like pointing a fan at an incoming tornado.

[@jadedrealist]

Everytime you say "City" I am reminded of What we Do in the Shadows.

[@rollotomassi6374]

Uh oh…..this sounds like a MOBSTER ooops I mean a MONSTER kickback payoff……😂

[@justlisten82]

Lol 220 million... yeah right. Final bill will be 10's of billions

[@mimandshaindy4906]

I live along the East river park. I see the construction from my window. The finished park will be beautiful, but the park was beatified before and it’s demolition was very sad.

[@alfonsoarteaga8200]

Fighting harder to treat the symptoms rather than the cause

[@christianherald]

Note, this is not "combating climate change" (2:29) but rather "mitigating the effects of climate change." There is a difference in addressing the causes versus dealing with the damaging results. Okay, bye.

[@istaycatchingfish2552]

As a past US President Obama had all the information available about climate change and supposed rising sea levels yet still bought a $12 million dollar coastal mansion almost doesn't make sense right? Almost like he didn't believe it 🤔🤔🤔

[@TeckPanda]

Riddler: Allow me to introduce myself…

[@lazyslistener]

That's just one of the plans. There are three plans and the best one is building a seawall in the water spanning from some part of Brooklyn all the way to Staten Island similar to something that they have built and is successful in Amsterdam. I'm all for that plan. Let's not lose when we work so hard to make. So nice. The views and access to the New York City winter front

[@kimsmoke17]

We all know the ocean will rise by at least one meter in our lifetimes. Best we can do is to raise the ground level in densely populated cities. It will take time, probably in increments over the next 50 years. Every little bit matters. Same as stopping burning fossil fuels takes time.

[@Skybar23]

So residents would rather be flooded losing more green space than avoid losing 10% green space. Nice typical American logic there.

[@GhostofTradition]

you should probably boycott all American inventions 😂

[@-_James_-]

@@gags730 Except it's not half an inch per year. It's currently a lot less than that, but accelerating rapidly. Sea level rise on the east coast of the US is slightly higher than the global average (because of the Earth's rotation) and lower Manhattan is built on top of artificial fill and is actually sinking under the weight of the city built on top of it. The whole of New York is sinking at an average rate of 1-2mm per year.

[@raybod1775]

Sea level rise is based on the assumption that there will not be collapses of major ice shelfs in Greenland and Antarctica. The latest studies indicate ice shelves are being subsumed by warm water intrusion from underneath. As ice shelves go, all bets are off as to how quickly ocean levels will rise.

[@-_James_-]

@@gags730 Both. Manhattan is sinking, and sea levels are rising. But not at half an inch per year, obviously. Not yet anyway. Current global sea level rise is around 4mm per year, give or take.

[@wogelson]

Ah yes, behold the one quarter of a meter long foot

[@theresaobrien4338]

A seawall in the Maldives. Build in ocean a boiler, a boil a certain amount of water so the water evaporates. In the meantime, begin covering the world with a Dome from the sun.. put a freezer system at the artic and Antarctic. Begin planting trees , Arizona, new Mexico, California, Nevada (you have to have the dome), the desert.

[@rwoggle1735]

A billion! 700 million of graft, 200 to the mob, and 100 for the project.

[@wheely90]

feel like we will see more an more these kinds of builds all over the world, with the rise in temp and water levels.

[@sulev111]

Sea levels don't rise at all nor do temperatures.

[@FlorinArjocu]

​@@sulev111No, the land shinks and get's below the water level :))

[@sulev111]

@@FlorinArjocu yes, that's accurate.

[@Natibe_]

@@sulev111you people are hallucinating reality.

[@GhostofTradition]

no it's not lol most areas that flood are man made and in the case of ny it's sinking due to the weight of the buildings

[@dominicdmello7531]

I've always wondered how such a major city like NY could be knocked out for weeks after a storm, whereas my hometown Mumbai suffers major flooding of 5 to 6 feet of water every monsoon and is back to normal in a few hours. With 32 million residents, I'm sure it's no easy task.

[@kjj26k]

I think the definitions for "normal" and "working" are different for New York Cuty and Mumbai. Mumbai can make do with less, NYC needs so much just to run at all.

[@3506Dodge]

subway stations do not flood "frequently." It's a rare occurrence.

[@dezheathen]

NYC is 5 boroughs. The main borough of Manhattan is the relatively small island.

[@relaxationhub2512]

man I love NYC, it's my dream city, I hope it stays safe and I'll visit it one day and probably live there

[@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247]

no man its a dump never ever visit that place trust me

[@ThePervertedHymns]

its crime ridden and expensive - NYC resident

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I'd visit 1st! New York 🗽 is NO where near the era like 1991-2001. Nothing.

[@bigkeemy1]

Man everyone is wrong. There’s not high crime in NY like there used to be prior to Guliani taking over. The only downside it’s that it’s very expensive. I bit the bullet and decided to move there anyway and I personally don’t regret it

[@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247]

@@bigkeemy1 blue hair ?

[@nicka99]

Thanks for another great video. It’s a shame the locals are delaying it, when it’s only purpose is stop future floods… which could happen at any time!

[@MaxConrad-qo4tu]

There is a very old and wise saying. "If you live on the edge of an ocean then you will eventually live in the ocean." It's a mathematical certainty.

[@rickkearn7100]

I blame the real estate brokers. They'd sell a lot in Love Canal to a school district.

[@juju-xx5xn]

Man can do all of this to try to "save" the city, but in the end, Mother Nature always wins.

[@giuseppersa2391]

Quite agree...

[@xevious2501]

Unfortunately the worst solution may be the only solution. sea walls, Manhattan, aka NYC has an outstanding problem in terms of sea water rise as it has 3 primary sources of water flow. The Hudson river, the Staten island/Brooklyn Atlantic Ocean corridor, as well as the long island Sound. each being very large and very deep passages of large volumes of water. Typically a river's waters flow out to sea with periods of time when some of it flows inward. And the Hudson is a large river, damming the river to slow its egress would of course see to large areas needing to be flooded. and with so mush development along the Hudson banks , such a thing could only occur far north up stream, which says little for all the areas that drain into the Hudson down stream. And how do you slow a body of water as large as the long island sound which flanks the north end of long island. If the city couldn't even build a bridge nor tunnel you can forget about several giant dam. And as far as a sea wall goes, well. just add that to the long list of foreseeable terrorist targets. truth be told, there is no stopping sea level rise without reducing the earths climate, doing away with fossil burning pollutants. what scientists fail to realize is that its not just the burning of fossil fuels, but also the very act of removing oil from the earth. Billions of years of balance has led to a life sustaining eco system, and we in just a single generation has upset that balance. not to say man haven't gone about burning polluting agents in the past, but the difference is the amount of pollutants from our so called developed nations. you see, in our claims of intelligence, were are also the ones destroying the very planet we need to survive. of course someone from the outside would sight that as being the fact of our lack of intelligence.

[@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247]

but theres no issue thats the crazy part because sea levels havent risen at all most folk dont understand if it gets warmer the ocean evaporates then the ice melts and replenishes it

[@xevious2501]

@@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247 sorry but you clearly must not live along coastal waters. i do, and have in several states and now in the Caribbean. sea level rise is undeniably real. but i wont waist time trying convince doubters. but if i were to give one direction to find the truth, simply find old photos of coastal areas beaches and ports. observe the water levels then and make comparisons to those today.

[@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247]

@xevious2501 what you speak of is coastline erosion happens every where mate i stay in dunoon on the water front its my grandfather's home hes now passed and im 40 he was there in 1940 and theres not even an inch rise in the water lol its just not real but i wont try convince conspiracy theorists who think the world is ending 😉

[@xevious2501]

@@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247 And why does coastal erosion occur? whats the driving force? Anyways the effects of sea level rise is not an equal effect in all places as the earth rotates the tidal shifts can only occur but for a short period of time before it shifts, so some places would see little if any change. But i have seen plenty of places that are commonly flooded now to the point of drowning cars parked in the streets that simply did not occur decades past. Thats a fact. believe it or not. I lived and live in several sea level locations Florida/Puerto Rico to have seen the rapid changes first hand, so i could care less about those conspiracy theorist when im a witness to the issue first hand. Its like those same people that didnt believe in covid, til they found themselves laid up in the hospital looking like idiots. Conspiracy.. please. im not one from generation clueless or denial. And i certainly dont follow the crowd. But if you cant see the changes that have taken upon the earth in even the past 4 decades then your REALLY blind.

[@craigroaring]

I wonder if building the sea wall will finally prompt them to fix the outdated subway.

[@DavidMcFarner]

Folly is fun and expensive, traditionally. “Ludicrous” and “fantasy” are two words that come to mind immediately. All I can say is GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!

[@jaredspencer3304]

The Sierra Club: objecting to every construction project since 1892.

[@CoreyJones314]

Bonus points for when they shut down projects that have a small negative environmental impact at first glance but on deeper consideration / overall picture have a positive effect on environmental impact.

[@sarcasmo57]

Would be cool if we stopped burning all that coal and oil too.

[@bamaraiderable]

Great! You just condemned millions of people in the poorest countries to death, disease, poverty, and starvation.

[@sarcasmo57]

@@bamaraiderable Yep, it's my fault.

[@bamaraiderable]

@@sarcasmo57 Read Bjorn Lomborg. It will do you some good.

[@GeekyMedia]

Superb video, as always. But wow.. this is all a bit scary

[@Michael_Brock]

To little. I think the vulnerable areas westside Manhattan should get a sea wall with flip up gates in some sections these gates can be self activating IE filled with air so buoyancy lifts them as water rises. The bourghs on long Island need the same. Then the east river needs gates like the Thames barrier probably both top and bottom. Plus probably the channel between Long Island and the mainland. Only downside would be these river gates would have to be turned on manually.

[@user-fs3io4dq8m]

WAGNER PARK? - Perhaps a rebrand is needed as part of this project!

[@jtgd]

“Swagger park”

[@brenthill3241]

It's forty seven feet above sea level in a hurricane belt. Mentioning "climate change" half a dozen times doesn't change the fact that infrastructure improvements against storms should have been seriously considered and implemented a century ago.

[@darthmaul216]

Well guess what bud. Climate change is in fact happening and these infrastructure improvements were not needed a century ago

[@icenova2467]

Nice

[@Simon-lh9oh]

should have went with the Manhattan extension plan

[@mhamma6560]

The climate has always behaved this way. In the last 12,000 years sea level has risen ~400 feet. Coming to terms with this natural variability is the wisest of options.

[@juliansebastian]

This project does not “combat climate change” but adapts to its consequences. To combat climate change we need to stop subsidizing fossil fuels asap!!

[@mikko3]

You can remove humans from planet and the climate change wont change

[@conorchristmas6844]

I just can’t look at New York anymore. Without thinking of the Succession theme song.

[@DevoutSkeptic]

1:34 Nice stock footage of Arlington County, VA

[@SEPK09]

What happens when man thinks they can build near water!! Solution build new cities in land, and CAP population to major cities.!!!

[@FlorinArjocu]

All the big-money-movers wa ted to build near the coasline. This is the affect. They built there and now someone else will have to find public solutions for that private investment to survive.

[@kkemp221]

I suggest to look at the 'delta werken' in the Netherlands. If there is one thing they are experts in it is water management. Just don't wait to long because it is going to be a huge (and expensive) job. Maybe moving out is cheaper

[@prjugandoxd]

Well, I’d just build a wall where the Verrazano Narrows bridge is! 😂 and move the sea port over the Atlantic Ocean side.

[@SverreMunthe]

Officially (NOAA), the sea level is rising by less than 3mm per year at the Battery. If you take into account the sinking due to its building mass (1-2mm per year), we aren't talking about much to worry about. The problem is probably more due to storms and sea water levels during these storms (a storm hitting from the sea side will push large amounts of water in front of it). So don't blame climate change, blame engineers that didn't understand basic mechanics. Putting a building mass that large on soft soil couldn't have more than one outcome. Also, according to NOAA, the sea level rise has been linear for the last 150 years, so there's absolutely no reason to expect it to change.

[@FlorinArjocu]

Sure it is not linear. The temperature did not increase linear at all in the past 2 decades, same with glacier melting process. Once it started, it is an accelerated process.

[@-_James_-]

So why does the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report on the NOAA website clearly state: "Sea level along the U.S. coastline is projected to rise, on average, 10 - 12 inches (0.25 - 0.30 meters) in the next 30 years (2020 - 2050), which will be as much as the rise measured over the last 100 years (1920 - 2020)."

[@SverreMunthe]

@@-_James_- First, the temperature has not increased exponentially for as long as we have measured it, no matter CO2, rather it has increased slowly like a sinus curve (sometimes up, sometimes down, but overall with a slight increase). The ocean has also never increased exponentially, but linearly. So why should it suddenly do it now? I trust measured temperatures, not predictions by people with an agenda.

[@bamaraiderable]

@@FlorinArjocu Except the data says otherwise because you're listening to Great Thunberg.

[@bamaraiderable]

@@-_James_- Because they have been projecting these kinds of disastrous effects of man-made climate change decades into the future to get grant money, be published, get the best university or private sector jobs, and be rock stars in the media. According to older predictions Manhattan should already be permanently flooded with a high sea level rise. Oops. Well the science is just "better" now. How many times do their prophesies have to fail for you stop believing everything they say?

[@antfactor]

As a native NYer, this is interesting on numerous levels, as I live in Chelsea. I'm not convinced about any of these initiatives, but hoping I won't see the the worst of things as I'm nearly 60. But who knows, as weather potentially become more variable/less predictable?

[@bartbarton3082]

I have worked in the subway tunnels, they could use a good rinse

[@user-hk8uu2qm9t]

The ocean rising???? RIGHT!!!!

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Lower Manhattan is only one area in NYC that needs protection from hurricanes and rising sea levels. NYC has 5 boroughs and all of them are vulnerable; not to mention the remainder of Long Island and the shorline of southern Connecticut (i.e. Long Island Sound) as well as the shore area of New Jersey. In addition, the Hudson River is a tidal river that affects water as far north as Albany, NY. I'm not trying to be a debbie downer; but the scope of the problem is HUGE.

[@thomasjgour4678]

Sea level has not risen so stop

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@thomasjgour4678 Were you in NYC during the last two hurricanes? Did you read about them?

[@anythingnyc4990]

Remember you are dealing with natural, natural does not have limitations!!!!!

[@patrickpirzer4080]

New Orleans had a sea wall too. But it was useless agianst Katharina.

[@MatthewBerginGarage]

New Orleans is sinking and is at some places nearly 30 feet below sea level. It is not a good idea to build on sand.

[@danpeerbolte174]

Water always wins. It’s just a matter of time

[@graemeking7336]

I might be moving to Montana soon.

[@SRT_Len_Shorts]

I feel like the should do a hydraulic wall system under water like when ever water levels start to raise us, they activate that wall and it goes up to protect the city from getting flooded

[@10hawell]

New York should extend Manhattan/build new island south of Manhattan, and sea wall with lock between sandy hook and breezy point.

[@donnalynch6845]

Well get to it then Mate's,👌👍 Chopped, chopped

[@ronen160]

water finds a way around barriers that only partially surround a place.........I think the idea of a full "wall" at the Verrazzano Bridege is the better idea , for manhattan and areas of Bkyn and Queens

[@Merennulli]

3:59 I feel so sorry for that one guy in the middle stuck on an invisible tradmill.

[@l-y-d-s]

yea this will really "save Manhattan" the rest of the city and coast can kick rocks.

[@420WEED69]

CASEY NEISTAT and BLUEBLOODS, and NYPD blue All have beautiful VIDEOS from NEW YORK 🤙🤘👍🏻 I've been there 2 times by FREIGHT TRAINS, 20 years ago

[@adak2050]

NYC could learn a lot from Venice. I think Climatologists are way off, if we loose the Greenland Glacier oceans rise 20 feet. Forget subways, just get Gondola boats. If you want more green space, move to upstate NY, we have plenty. Actually should worry way more about super hot temperatures, NY will become the new Florida, the southern half of the US will probably be uninhabitable by 2050, and yall should be buying land now in Alaska and northern Canada....

[@jeffreyhusack2400]

NY is beyond saving