Climate Risk Information

Cynthia Rosenzweig (Co-chair), NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA GISS) and Columbia University Earth Institute, Center for Climate Systems Research (Columbia EI CCSR) William Solecki (Co-chair), City University of New York, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities (CUNY CISC) Reginald Blake, CUNY, New York City College of Technology Malcolm Bowman, SUNY, Stony Brook Andrew Castaldi, Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation, represented by Megan Linkin Craig Faris, Accenture Vivien Gornitz, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Klaus Jacob, Columbia Earth Institute Alice LeBlanc, Consultant Robin Leichenko, Rutgers University Edna Sussman, Sussman ADR, LCC Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University Rae Zimmerman, New York University Megan O’Grady (Project Manager), Columbia EI CCSR Lesley Patrick (Project Manager), CUNY CISC David Major (Lead, Adaptation Planning), Columbia EI CCSR Radley Horton (Lead, Climate Science), Columbia EI CCSR/NASA GISS Daniel Bader, Columbia EI CCSR Richard Goldberg, Columbia EI CCSR Michael Brady, CUNY CISC Brian Thomas, Sustainability Communications Adam Freed, Deputy Director Aaron Koch, Policy Advisor CLIMATE RISK INFORMATION Climate Change Scenarios & Implications for NYC Infrastructure New York City Panel on Climate Change Radley Horton and Megan O’Grady were primarily responsible for the writing and preparation of the CRI. In addition, Radley Horton led the group creating the climate change projections and Megan O’Grady managed the process and edited the document. Vivien Gornitz provided the expert knowledge for the creation of sea level rise projections. David C. Major provided substantial input throughout the project. Daniel Bader, Richard Goldberg, Alex Ruane and Jose Mendoza worked on the climate calculations and graphics. We thank Adam Freed of the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability for his contributions as Director of the New York City Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. The Boston Consulting Group provided valuable expertise in bridging the worlds of science and stakeholders. We would also like to express sincere gratitude to David Rind and Arthur DeGaetano for their expert reviews. 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