CO2 is expected to raise ocean levels 2.5 feet in the next 40 years, says Mike Bloomberg, billionaire who flies his private plane to his Bermuda mansion a couple of times per month

Reshaping NYC's Future After Sandy

Sea levels are expected to rise up to another two and a half feet by the time a child born today reaches 40, making surges even more powerful and dangerous. And intense storms are likely to increase as the ocean's temperatures continue to rise. We cannot solve the problems associated with climate change on our own here in New York City, but we can lead the way -- and we have been -- both locally and globally