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New York City is gingerly facing up to the intertwined threats posed by rising seas and ever-more-severe storm flooding. Mayor Bloomberg has commissioned exhaustive research on the challenge of climate change. His administration is expanding wetlands to accommodate surging tides, installing green roofs to absorb rainwater and prodding property owners to move boilers out of flood-prone basements. But critics say New York is moving too slowly to address the potential for flooding that could paralyze the city. [Source: New York Times]
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