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Hi Lauren- As an engineer working in water supply, I'm most concerned about the widespread occupancy reductions in non-residential buildings that may be commonplace going forward. Reduced occupancy of the buildings and, by extension, underutilization and stagnation of building water systems can result ...

Great points by all. In addition to SLR, we also consider airport functionality dependent on increasing heat, temperature volatility/freeze-thaw, and increasing intensity/frequency of precipitation events. The ASCE Committee on Adaptation to a Changing Climate is currently working on a project to score ...

Hi Matthew, NYC has experienced this phenomenon going back to the early 1900s due to industrial and residential growth with pumping levels peaking in the 1920s-1930s. The New York State Water Conservation Law enacted in the 1930s caused a gradual reduction in groundwater extraction from industrial ...