‘A Default Sewer System’: Subway Flooding Is Bigger Than Just the MTA

[stormgal]

Just the other day, I took the subway to visit a friend, and saw a tremendous lot of exposed rebar with water dripping - of the same type that brought down the Miami Surfside condo. It was on the 1 line, but I'm pretty sure the infrastructure is damaged all over the place on all lines. Just the fact that it rained and flooded like it did last month, should be very worrisome for anyone who takes the subway.

[DreamerD]

Originally Posted by stormgal

Just the other day, I took the subway to visit a friend, and saw a tremendous lot of exposed rebar with water dripping - of the same type that brought down the Miami Surfside condo. It was on the 1 line, but I'm pretty sure the infrastructure is damaged all over the place on all lines. Just the fact that it rained and flooded like it did last month, should be very worrisome for anyone who takes the subway.

Do you remember which subway? And if so, do you care to share?

[Kefir King]

I always wonder the effect of flooding on the 600 Volt third rail.

[Kefir King]

Originally Posted by Dave 92 LSC

Save environment? Lower the population numbers. 8 billion people on this planet.
Let’s hope the vaccine works and saves the planet.

Federal Government just passed another tax stipend for each kid, thus encouraging MORE kids. ($300/month/child.)

[Aeran]

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...sts_po-organic

The climate crisis is here: What experts say New York City can get right

Beneath us, above us and all around us, New Yorkers are living the reality of the climate crisis.

“We saw the floodways, the flooding in the subway from the storms just last week," Julie Tighe, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters, said in an interview last month. "We’ve seen the fact that the sky is hazy from forest fires that are 3,000 miles away. And these things are going to happen more frequently and more intensely, if we don’t take action."

What You Need To Know:

Flooded subways, hazy skies are some recent examples of extreme weather's impact

Green-collar jobs, solar panels, electric vehicles take investment, but not acting is more costly

Experts say the NYC communities bearing the brunt of pollution should be prioritized in solutions