How Climate Change could Drown NYC

What is the main cause of the potential flooding in New York City?

• Natural changes in the Earth's geography

• Construction of new buildings along the shoreline

• Melting glaciers and rising sea levels due to climate change

• Increased rainfall and storms

Which area in New York City is mentioned as not being underwater but having its on-ramp flooded?

• The Statue of Liberty

• Times Square

• Central Park

• The Brooklyn Bridge

By how much has the Earth's temperature increased since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• 0.5 degrees Celsius

• 1 degree Celsius

• 3 degrees Celsius

• 2 degrees Celsius

What is the predicted sea level rise if the Earth's temperature reaches 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels?

• 5 to 9 meters

• 1 to 3 meters

• 2 to 4 meters

• 3 to 5 meters

What is the name of the plan to build a wall around the lower half of Manhattan?

• Manhattan Moat

• The Big U

• The Big Apple Barrier

• The Great Wall of Manhattan

What will not be protected by the proposed wall around lower Manhattan?

• Brooklyn

• The Empire State Building

• Central Park

• Dublin

What is the consequence of reaching 2 degrees Celsius of global warming?

• An unstoppable process that raises sea levels by 5 to 9 meters

• Complete melting of the polar ice caps

• Immediate freezing of global water sources

• A slight increase in global temperatures

What is causing areas in Virginia and Florida to flood regularly?

• Poor city planning

• Rising sea levels

• Dam failures

• Heavy rainfall

What is the size of the section of the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica that could break free?

• The size of Rhode Island

• The size of Delaware

• The size of Texas

• The size of New York City

What is the only solution mentioned to save New York City and much of the cities on the eastern seaboard?

• A vigorous transition to renewable energy

• Building more walls around cities

• Investing in new technology to cool the Earth

• Evacuating coastal areas