New York Is Building a Wall to Hold Back the Ocean

• This video discusses infrastructure adaptations taking place in some coastal areas that attempt to address sea level rise and coastal erosion from storms and strong waves.
  
• The video highlights Staten Island, which has received funding to build a sea wall to prevent coastal erosion along a portion of its shore.
  

Positives

• This video introduces students to several topics: climate adaptation, climate resilience, coastal erosion, sea walls, sea level rise, and flooding.
• The description below the video provides links to additional research and climate-related content.

Additional Prerequisites

• There may be an ad at the beginning of the video.

Differentiation

• Teachers could use this resource when discussing the relationship between ocean warming, sea level rise, flooding, and storms.
• Advanced students could work in groups and create a protection plan for this island, which could include resilient infrastructure, walls, or other new ideas.
• Other related resources: Youth Climate Story: Sea Level Rise In Massachusetts, Sea Level Rise: Climate Change Impacts.

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