NYC sea barrier proponents: "The time has come"
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This undated image provided by Arcadis shows the Dutch engineering firm's proposal to build a barrier in the Verrazano Narrows between New York's Brooklyn borough and Staten Island, shielding the Upper New York Bay. / AP Photo/Arcadis NEW YORK Could a man-made barrier protected New York from the catastrophic damages of Superstorm Sandy? The vast destruction wreaked by the storm surge in New York could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in Europe, some scientists and engineers say. The multibillion-dollar price tag of such a project has been a hindrance, but may appear more palatable after the damage from Superstorm Sandy has been tallied. "The time has come. The city is finally going to have to face this," said oceanography professor Malcolm J. Bowman at Long Island's Stony Brook University.
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| -0.179852 | "This is not far-out science or engineering," Bowman said. ... |
| 0.0431358 | "This is not far-out science or engineering," Bowman said. "This is easy to do." |
| 0 | "It could take 20 years before people even start pouring concrete," Bowman said. ... |
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