New York Is Lagging as Seas and Risks Rise, Critics Warn graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/09/11/nyregion/JP-SEALEVEL1/JP-SEALEVEL1-articleLarge.jpg Sea walls, marshes and trees in Brooklyn Bridge Park, part of efforts by New York City agencies to cope with rising seas. graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/09/11/nyregion/JP-SEALEVEL3/JP-SEALEVEL3-popup.jpg Battery Park after Hurricane Irene, by then a tropical storm, hit a year ago. Low-lying areas of New York City are vulnerable to storms. September 10, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/nyregion/new-york-faces-rising-seas-and-slow-city-action.html [ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/nyregion/new-york-faces-rising-seas-and-slow-city-action.html?pagewanted=all ] [with comments] -- The Article That Predicted the New York Subway Storm Surge Problem Oct 28 2012 http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/the-article-that-predicted-the-new-york-subway-storm-surge-problem/264199/ [with comments] -- (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=80985148 and following