Keeping the sea out of NYC

Engineers working to keep a major hurricane from sending the Atlantic Ocean surging into New York see this solution: giant barriers

By Jennifer Peltz / The Bulletin
June 3, 2009

NEW YORK — When experts sketch out nightmare hurricane scenarios, a New York strike tends to be high on the list.

Besides shaking skyscrapers, a major hurricane could send the Atlantic Ocean surging into the nation’s largest city, flooding Wall Street, subways and densely....

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