More Floods Are Coming. How Can Cities Prepare?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 2, 2021

This week's storm was responsible for dramatic flooding in the New York City metro area. Rebecca Hersher, reporter on NPR's Science Desk, where she reports on outbreaks, natural disasters, and environmental and health research, talks about how cities across the country and globe are trying to adapt their underground transit systems in the face of climate change and Annel Hernandez, associate director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, talks about the city's and state's plans for climate change adaptation.

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