New Analysis Finds 65% of Area Hit in NYC Was Not in FEMA 100-Year Flood Zone, Tallies Human & Infrastructure Toll
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps for New York City did not identify that nearly 65 percent of the area inundated during Hurricane Sandy—home to nearly 300,000 people—was at risk from coastal flooding, according to a new analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council. The report tallies the…
