{"id":43755,"date":"2024-12-03t20:42:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-03t20:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=43755"},"modified":"2024-12-03t20:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03t20:49:52","slug":"stone-living-lab-sea-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/stone-living-lab-sea-level\/","title":{"rendered":"rising sea levels: how one boston-based group is turning to nature to protect shorelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
after hurricane sandy hit new york city in 2012, parts of the city were inundated<\/a>. more than 40 people died, millions of new yorkers were without power, and hundreds of homes were destroyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n joe christo, who helped lead the city\u2019s recovery efforts, said the storm was a wake-up call to the dangers of sea level rise. the hurricane cost the city $19 billion in damages<\/a>, according to a report by the new york city comptroller. <\/p>\n\n\n\n christo now works as managing director of the stone living lab<\/a>, a boston-based partnership between the university of massachusetts boston\u2019s school of the environment, boston harbor now, the city of boston, and other state and local environmental groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201ca sandy-like storm will hit here,\u201d christo said about boston. \u201cand we want to try to be as prepared and ready as possible.\u201d coastal communities are most at risk when sea level rise combines with high tides and a severe storm like sandy \u2014 the triple threat that slammed manhattan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n to the north, about one-sixth of boston sits on landfill<\/a>, making it particularly vulnerable to sea level rise. this vulnerability is made worse by sea levels rising faster \u2014 scientists predict about 1 inch every eight years<\/a>. at this rate, by 2050 boston could see over a foot of sea level rise compared to 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n as part of the climate ready boston initiative, the city developed coastal resilience plans<\/a> for all 47 miles of its coastline. the plans include developing coastal parks, raising harbor walks, building seawalls, and adapting waterfront buildings, with a focus on completing projects in high flood-risk areas by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n