NYC new report on climate shows wetter, warmer conditions NBC New York [Video]

New York City is on track for more intense rainfall, flooding and heatwaves, according to the latest report by the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) and the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC).

The NPCC is an independent advisory board that analyzes local environmental impacts, recommending actionable policy and climate-based solutions.

The fourth and new assessment was released on Monday, and it projects that the city will be warmer with an increase in frequency and duration of hot days, as well as increased risks from rainfall and groundwater flooding.

“We have already seen about a foot of sea level rise since 1900 in New York City, and now in the next 25 years by 2050, that might be a foot and a half to two feet higher, so what took 100 years to do is now only taking 25 years to do,” said Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice …