Hurricane experts have known for decades that NYC is a vulnerable place. In fact H. Irene gave people in NYC a good scare. New article from Homeland Security Newswires provides some new details about the risk and vulnerability of the Big Apple: New York unprepared for flooding, sea level rise; 24 September 2012. The article starts with:

New York City may be a fast paced city of bright lights, sleek attitudes, fashion trends, and some of the best sports teams in the country, but underneath the glitz and glamour is a city which is not prepared for an act of God and which is being threatened by rising sea levels and severe storm flooding; “It’s a million small changes that need to happen,” one expert says