Why is Europe so far ahead of us in dealing with its flooding problems? They have fifty year plans for the future that they are dealing with now; they are not playing catch up as we are. Here in New York City what is being planned will help, but it won’t solve the long term problems of climate change and storm surges. The problem keeps getting worse. Congress refuses to deal with the problem. The National Weather Service is woefully understaffed, the insurance companies are not writing flood insurance policies, the repair work from Sandy is taking much too long and it is questionable if much of it will ever be completed.
