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Urban Air Conditioning On the Piers of Manhattan

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Philip Orton

I am spending the afternoon working from Pier 45 of Hudson River Park, just across from Christopher and 10th Streets.  Not only is the temperature a comfortable ~75 degrees, but there’s a clean-air breeze (though sometimes a bit strong), cool … Continue reading →

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Blanket of Fog Rolls out over NYC

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Philip Orton

A cold, damp blanket of fog snuffed out our heavenly 70+ degree afternoon today in New York City, to the thrill of some and disgust of others, mainly depending on who was wearing shorts-and-tees.  The temperature at Kennedy Airport was … Continue reading →

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Airborne plume dispersion in coastal areas

Posted on March 14, 2011 by juliepullen

New York City, like most megacities including Tokyo, does not have mechanisms in place to evacuate the population of the entire city.  Even the direst catastrophic scenarios entail a strategy of sheltering in place for at least some of the … Continue reading →

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Which way would airborne toxic gases blow during a terrorist release?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by juliepullen

In the event of a terrorist release of a harmful chemical, biological or radiological (CBR) agent as a weapon in an urban area, the motion of the gas and particles is unpredictable.  Factors that contribute to the complexity of the … Continue reading →

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Skyline Seabreeze

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Philip Orton

Have you ever been at the beach in early summer and had a day ruined by arrival of a cold seabreeze?  I was attempting to have my first barbecue of the year last April 3rd in Morningside Park – the … Continue reading →

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