US EditionReport: NYC area could lose 80,000 homes to flooding by 2040
- A new report indicates the New York City region may lose 82,000 housing units by 2040 due to increased flooding.
- The city faces a housing shortage, and rising emissions coupled with zoning limits exacerbate the crisis.
- Suffolk County has the most residential land facing future flooding, followed by New York City itself.
- Moses Gates stated municipalities need to build more housing to replace potential losses from the flooding.
- The RPA suggests strategies to address both climate risks and the housing shortage through zoning and infrastructure investments.
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Tens of thousands of New York-area homes could vanish under rising floodwaters by 2040
New York City could lose over 80,000 homes to climate-driven flooding in the next 15 years, compounding an already severe housing crisis across the region.Mihir Zaveri and Hilary Howard report for The New York Times.In short:A report by the Regional Plan Association estimates that 82,000 homes across Staten Island, Queens, Long Island, and Westchester could be lost to flooding by 2040.The New York metro region already faces a shortfall of 362,00…
No, N.Y. Times, 80,000 Homes Will Not Be Lost to Flooding
At the New York Times, Mihir Zaveri and Hilary Howard allow themselves to be fooled by an alarmist report, released Monday by the Regional Plan Association, a nonprofit civic organization, which said “by 2040, dozens of neighborhoods and suburbs are likely to have lost thousands of homes to floods.”
NYC and Long Island Could Lose 80,000 Homes to Flooding by 2040, Exacerbating Housing Crisis: Report
By the year 2040, New York City and Long Island could lose over 80,000 homes to flooding, according to Averting Crisis, a new report released on Monday by the nonprofit Regional Plan Association (RPA). The report said that in every NYC borough, it was likely that tracts of land would become impossible to develop, contributing to the area’s housing shortage, which could reach 1.2 million homes. “Communities nationwide are facing a severe housing …
New York City could lose 80k homes to flooding by 2040: Report
A new report from the Regional Plan Association warns climate change will worsen the housing crisis in the Tri-State area, with New York, New Jersey and Connecticut at risk of losing homes and future developments to flooding. The report highlights the urgent need for zoning reforms to address the housing shortage and mitigate flood risks. New York City's "City of Yes" housing reforms could add 82,000 new housing units, reducing the deficit in th…
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