The Big Apple has had its toes watered by storms surges from passing hurricanes on many an occasion. But how to hold back the waters in future?
Alexander “Bonkin” Bolonkin reckons the best way to protect the city is to rap it in a textile storm surge barrier, a kinda giant gag.
Sounds good to me. When can they start?
Ref: arxiv.org/abs/0710.0195: Protection of New York City Urban Fabric With Low-Cost Textile Storm Surge Barriers