As multi-billion-dollar Coastal GasLink and Trans-Mountain oil line expansion near completion, Canada weighs if the needed energy infrastructure boost will offset high costs and delays.
In densely populated cities surrounded on all sides by water—the borough of Manhattan in New York City as a prime example—the risks from sea level rise and climate change are not just hypotheticals; they are existential threats.
For more than 140 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District has tackled massive projects to provide safety and stability along a coastline stretching from Louisiana to Mexico. <
New York City has spent about 75% of its Sandy recovery funds, but officials say they will need more to protect against future regional impacts from storms and sea level rise.