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How Hoboken Got Smart About Climate Change
The New Jersey city has been more forward-thinking than New York in preparing for big storms
JAMES BARRON / NEW YORK TIMES – This is a story about two flood-prone cities on the Hudson River — New York and Hoboken, N.J.
Hoboken has prepared for storms in the era of climate change by building water-absorbing infrastructure that protects against intense storms with heavy rain. Our architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman, says Hoboken learned from Hurricane Sandy, which, in 2012, left the city underwater for days and caused more than $110 million worth of property damage …
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