-------- Original Message -------- Subject: prescient maps, coastal flooding Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2012 07:36:30 -0500 From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> From a _NY Times _story today, talking about the NY City and other potential urban flood zones: <http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20121101/hurricane-superstorm-sandy-storm-surge-rising-sea-levels-scientists-global-warming-climate-change-flooding>. The article links to a five year old report called "Nation Under Siege," a coastal impact study with more extensive examples of what would happen with various levels (ranging from 1 to 5 meters) of sea level surge: <http://architecture2030.org/hot_topics/nation_under_siege> . Joel Kovarsky