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Touring Sandy’s Impact on Lower Manhattan

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Philip Orton

After an interview at Battery Park on Tuesday the day after for ABC News 20/20 Special “The Perfect Storm”, I went on a walk to see the aftermath of Sandy’s visit to lower Manhattan.  My tour took me from Battery … Continue reading →

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Trees Tell the Story of 500 Years of NYC Drought History

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Philip Orton

by Neil Pederson I didn’t see this coming. Yes, winter 2011-2012 has been quite unusual and it is becoming more obvious that almost anything can happen with our weather these days (see October snowstorm followed by days in winter 2012 … Continue reading →

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Central Park North Woods and Waterways

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Philip Orton

A week ago I went on a tour of Central Park’s northern end, lead by Ken Chaya, maker of the definitive map of the park.  We started at a pond called The Pool at 102nd Street, just inside the park … Continue reading →

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Pathogen Forecast for the Latest Hudson Sewage Spill

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Philip Orton

There was another sewage spill in the Hudson, from a broken sewage pipe at Ossining, New York.  Fortunately, this time the volume was about one hundred times less than the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant spill back in July.  Nevertheless, … Continue reading →

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Creating a Climate-Resilient Jamaica Bay

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Alan Cohn

It can start with a rain barrel.  The renewal of the idea of water as a resource –an obvious concept to a farmer, but one that has escaped the consciousness of many city dwellers whose water starts at the faucet … Continue reading →

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