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flooding

Oct 21

Flooding Is Rapidly Becoming an ‘Everyday Occurrence’ in Venice

"Conditions are continuing to worsen since the flooding of November 2019," the chief caretaker of St. Mark's Basilica told the AP.
By Helen Holmes
Aug 9

Several Suspected Banksy Works Pop Up in the UK, One Partly Removed Due to Flooding

It's always fascinating where Banksy decides to leave his work and recently his unclaimed works have been spotted throughout Suffolk.
By Annie Levin
Nov 18

Venice Mayor Asks for Help With City’s Restoration After $1 Billion Euro in Flood Damages

'To preserve the artistic heritage of Venice you want things to stay in their original location,' said Melissa Conn of Save Venice Inc. But that can mean costly restoration efforts when the tides rise.
By Helen Holmes
The Louvre.
Jul 18

Art at the Louvre Damaged After Heavy Rains

By Alanna Martinez
Climate fiction: A novel describes New Yorkers keeping on even after 50 feet of sea-level rise next century.
Mar 8

‘New York 2140’: A Novelist’s Vision of a Drowned City That Still Never Sleeps

By Robert Kopp
One primary concern in rural areas: higher temperatures put strain on water and energy sources.
Feb 27

Red State Rural America Is Acting on Climate Change—Without Calling It Climate Change

By Rebecca J. Romsdahl
A dealer’s feet at Art Basel.
Jun 9

Heels Still a Must for Female Dealers, Louvre Reopens After Flooding

By Alanna Martinez
A mural by Banksy in Calais, France. (Photo: courtesy the artist's website, banksy.co.uk)
Jun 6

Banksy Surprises UK School With Mural, Tourist Elbows a Warhol

By Alanna Martinez
Water rises near the area of the Eiffel Tower as the Seine river's embankments overflow after four days of heavy rain in Paris.
Jun 2

Parisian Museums Evacuate Art as Flood Waters Rise

By Alanna Martinez
Models eat offstage during Fashion Week Tokyo. (Photo Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)
Feb 9

Afternoon Bulletin: Models Denied Food Sue, City Expects Floods and More

By Parker Richards
Adam Goldberg showcases the AquaFence in the West Village (Photo: Issy Thompson)
Aug 5

Luxury Properties Fence Themselves Off From Flooding

By Issy Thompson
Debris sits on a Staten Island beach damaged by flooding from Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Jun 11

Mayor Bloomberg Proposes $20 Billion in Flood Walls, Sand Dunes to Shield Against Future Storms

By Jill Colvin
Speaker Quinn weathers the storm. (NYSUT/Flickr)
Nov 13

She Sells Infrastructure by the Sea Shore: Chris Quinn’s $20 B. Disaster Plan

By Matt Chaban
Senator Schumer (far left) and Congressman Nadler (far right) at the mouth of a flooded Brooklyn Battery Tunnel—the kind o damage both hope to prevent. (Jay Fine/MTA)
Nov 12

Schumer and Nadler Say Sandy Was Our Wake-Up Call for Better Disaster Infrastructure

By Matt Chaban
Train drain on the L-line. (MTA/Fickr)
Nov 5

G-Train Pumped Dry But Repairs Remain, L-Line Still All Wet, A-Train Returns to Inwood

By Matt Chaban
Deja vu: NOLA and NYC. (Getty)
Nov 5

Pulling Our Heads Out of Sandy: Katrina Recovery Czar Says It’s Time to Learn From Our Mistakes

By Edward Blakely
The road to recovery. (Kristen Artz/Mayor's Office)
Nov 4

Freezing Temperatures and Some 40,000 Homeless Create Latest Sandy Crisis

By Matt Chaban
Nov 1

Following Massive Flooding, Work Resumes on World Trade Center After Days Rather Than Weeks

By Matt Chaban
Oct 31

New New Amsterdam: Should New York Do Like the Dutch and Build Some Skyscraper-Sized Sea Gates?

By Matt Chaban
Oct 30

Photos: Even More Shots of Hurricane Sandy’s Wrath

By Colin Campbell
A soggy Bowery after a Feb. water mane break. (Bowery Boogie)
Oct 29

The Bowery Has Not Flooded (Yet!)

By Matt Chaban
Oct 29

Thinking of Having Your Helicopter Pick You Up? You May Be Too Late [Video]

By Aaron Gell
Oct 29

Dispatch from Dumbo’s Evacuation Zone: East River Swells, Creeps Up Towards Brooklyn Bridge Park

By Jessica Roy
Sep 20

Venice on 106th Street: Scenes from a Subway Flooding

By Matt Chaban
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