TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE MADE RESILIENT TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

摘要

In 2012, a hurricane churned its way up the Atlantic, merged with another storm, turned toward the shoreline and made landfall in the New York region - an event with devastating effects on property and infrastructure, including transit systems. The transportation system of metropolitan New York was significantly impacted, and the after effects of Superstorm Sandy - including New York City subway and Amtrak rail tunnels damaged by flooding - are still being addressed.