In 2008, New York City's Mayor Bloomberg brought together leading climate scientists, academics and members of the private sector to advise the city on adapting to the impacts of climate change. This group, called the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC), released its 2019 report in March. The report documents that local extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, longer lasting and more intense; temperatures in summer are getting hotter, and heavy downpours are increasing—changes that generally bear out the projections in the 2015 NPCC report.
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The design guidelines provide criteria to follow depending on the projected life of the building, the anticipated climate impacts and the location. For example, some areas of the city become especially hot in the summer because there is little shade and buildings are dense. Where this urban heat island effect is severe, designers should consider both how their buildings will worsen the heat and how they can withstand the heat. To lessen a building's contribution of heat, the guidelines suggest using light colored and reflective surfaces in building materials and on roofs, improving building insulation, increasing shade by planting trees and other plants, installing a green or blue roof (the latter is designed to store rainfall), and using other permeable surfaces that can retain moisture. To withstand the heat, heating and cooling systems should be assessed for durability; backup power systems might be needed, and passive solar cooling and ventilation is recommended.Sea level rise and the risk of tidal flooding need to be taken into consideration for all city buildings, especially those sited in current or future floodplains. If the risk is high, the building should be relocated. Otherwise, design strategies include constructing floodwalls or deployable flood barriers at the site, using natural systems such as restored wetlands, employing water-resistant materials, elevating critical systems, installing sump pumps, protecting underground telecommunications systems from damage, and providing backup power.
Maybe the city should take this route instead.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday April 29 2019, @10:44PM (4 children)
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Monday April 29 2019, @11:19PM (2 children)
Kind of. It's just unusual here to get snow at the end of April.
Is your argument that since my window is in a certain place there's climate change? As a matter of fact I didn't even know I was making an argument. Just a statement. Sit back... relax.
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Tuesday April 30 2019, @02:20AM
Only "kind of". It is South Dakota after all.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @03:47AM
Well your anecdote would be an indicator of climate change and I believe Khallow was trolling with the point about what he thought you were saying.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @12:22AM
I had a rought winter and I can totally relate to that statement jet I don't deny climate change. I can even concede that it might be anthropomorphic.
However, I question it's relative importance to other environmental threats.
The microplastic in ocean is troublesome you can remove the solid chunk but good removing the pm2.5 sized particules. Before lowering CO2 emissions maybe more energy should be spent on replacing our plastic usage. http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/0110/c90000-9314003.html [people.cn]
Endocrine disruptors in water is another disturbing problem. It is currently driving some fishes species near to extinction because almost no males are hatched and those that do are frequently steriles. It is probably linked to the diminishing sperm count in human, and a good fraction of the hormonodependent cancer. Yet we almost never ear about them even though it is estimated to have twice the ecommomic impact of lead and mercury and lead contamination combined. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4399291/ [nih.gov]
Climate change will probably kill a billion of poor people and that a good thing. Especially if we don't adresse the real cancer causing, fish killing pollution...
Another coward