New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Peter Iwanowicz today announced the release of the draft report of the New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force for public comment.
Including 9 findings and 14 specific recommendations for action and projections of up to 55 inches of sea level rise by the 2080s this report is well worth reviewing. New York Harbor has already experienced an increase in sea level of more than 15 inches in the past 150 years, with harbor tide gauges showing a rise of between 4 and 6 inches since 1960.
Want to learn about the draft recommendations of the task force and to provide comments? Join the meeting on November 22, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the DEC offices at 625 Broadway and via videoconference to DEC’s New Paltz, White Plains, Long Island City (Queens) and East Setauket offices. All locations will be open to the public and accessible as a webinar. Click here for more.
Public comment period ends December 12 and the task force will finalize its report by January 1, 2011.
