In a long essay padded with lots of data, the Atlantic Cities tackles a fraught issue: are we ready for another superstorm? The answer, quite plainly, is no, mostly because government bodies, relief efforts, and those expensive recovery packages don't incentivize people to rebuild in safer ways that reflect the new realities of sea level and climate. That means newly reconstructed waterfront developments?not just in New York but down the East Coast?aren't any less vulnerable to hurricanes down the line than they were before. [Atlantic Cities; previously]
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