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Flooding off Emmons Avenue in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (Photo: Viktor Kravtchenko via Creative Commons)As Brooklyn — and the rest of the U.S. — were transfixed by the presidential elections, U.N. scientists released a new report with direct relevance to our area. According to an analysis released Tuesday
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Flooding off Emmons Avenue in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (Photo: Viktor Kravtchenko via Creative Commons)As Brooklyn — and the rest of the U.S. — were transfixed by the presidential elections, U.N. scientists released a new report with direct relevance to our area. According to an analysis released Tuesday
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December 6th, 2012 photo of damage to Sea Gate after Superstorm Sandy. Sand appears missing in the top left of this photo, while it temporarily took over the road in the foreground. Coney Island is to the right. (U.S. EPA photo by Jeanethe Falvey via Creative Commons/Wikimedia [https:
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Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd, 2012, days after Superstorm Sandy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.)In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a
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Workers from a contracted oil spill clean-up company sift through an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay on November 2nd, 2012, days after Superstorm Sandy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.)In recognition of the fourth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we’re taking a
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Section of Preliminary FEMA Flood Map showing coastline near Fort Greene. (Courtesy: FEMA)As the southern East Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, we thought it would be useful to return to the topic of climate resiliency in our part of Brooklyn. In January, 2015, the Federal Emergency
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Section of Preliminary FEMA Flood Map showing Sunset Park coastline. (Courtesy: FEMA)As the southern East Coast braces for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, we thought it would be useful to return to the topic of climate resiliency in our part of Brooklyn. In January, 2015, the Federal Emergency Management
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NYC Climate Justice Youth Summit sponsored by UPROSE in 2010. (Photo via UPROSE Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Uprose-133979383320121/].)Long-time environmental justice advocacy organization UPROSE [http://uprose.org] will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala in Fort Greene this evening. UPROSE, which is based in Sunset Park, on
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NYC Climate Justice Youth Summit sponsored by UPROSE in 2010. (Photo via UPROSE Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Uprose-133979383320121/].)Long-time environmental justice advocacy organization UPROSE [http://uprose.org] will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala in Fort Greene this evening. UPROSE, which is based in Sunset Park, on
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Catch-basin in New York City. (Photo: NYC Department of Environmental Protection)The next time a heavy rainstorm comes to Gowanus and Sunset Park, at least some of the catch basins (the sewer drains on street corners, where it meets the curb) will be clear. That’s thanks to an Adopt-A-CatchBasin
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Catch-basin in New York City. (Photo: NYC Department of Environmental Protection)We have all seen catch basins become clogged with garbage and debris during a rainstorm, flooding nearby areas and forming small ponds that get in the way of pedestrians, cyclists and cars. Borough President Eric Adams and New York
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Scarlet Tanager (Photo: Steve Nanz)This is a wonderful time for bird watching, but it won’t last forever. Birds of all types are returning from their winter stays to the south, and are traveling through our area now. They fly through the night, and then funnel into large, green