Property over people? New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea

Property over people? New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea

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Retired FDNY firefighter Patrick Kilgallen remembers the night well. In late October 2012, the approach of Hurricane Sandy up the US Eastern Seaboard coincided with a spring tide, propelling a surge of storm water that crashed into New York City and its surrounds, causing more than $70bn (£56bn)…

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