Mayor's Climate Change Task Force Launches
By Staff Reporter of the Sun | August 13, 2008
Bracing for more frequent storms, rising temperatures, and flooding in the coming years, Mayor Bloomberg has pulled together a task force to examine ways to protect the city's infrastructure from the effects of climate change.
The Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, which met yesterday at City Hall for the first time, includes representatives from city and state agencies, and private companies, and is being advised by academics and professionals from the legal, engineering, and insurance industries.
Together, they are charged with creating a plan to ensure the city's infrastructure and transportation systems are prepared for the changing environmental conditions the city is expected to face in the future.
