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Faculty member Bernice Rosenzweig (Environmental Science) is featured in a Washington Post article that examines the issue of flooding in New York City subways. The article looks at the factors causing the problem – intensifying rainfall, century-old infrastructure, and long-buried waterways beneath the city – and interventions to address it. In the article, Rosenzweig, who is also a member of the New York City Panel on Climate Change, underscores the urgency and challenges of planning for worst-case climate scenarios.