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Protecting New York from future superstorms as sea levels rise /

As thousands of residents continue to clean up from Hurricane Sandy, many are anticipating future disasters and considering how New York will cope with rising seas and potentially more devastating flooding. In this November 2012 report, Hari Sreenivasan looks at options like barriers that could prot...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (Producer)
Other Authors: Sreenivasan, Hari (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Arlington, VA : MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, 2012.
Series:Coping with climate change ; season 1, episode 12
Environmental studies in video
Subjects:
Civil engineering.
Natural disasters.
Storms.
New York (N.Y.)
Catastrophes naturelles.
Tempêtes.
Civil engineering
Natural disasters
Storms
New York (State) > New York
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:As thousands of residents continue to clean up from Hurricane Sandy, many are anticipating future disasters and considering how New York will cope with rising seas and potentially more devastating flooding. In this November 2012 report, Hari Sreenivasan looks at options like barriers that could protect the region from future storm surges.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 9, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (8 min.).
Playing Time:00:07:06