NEW YORK — New York’s Broad Channel neighbourhood is an island in more ways than one: Politically, it is a rare pocket of staunch support for President Donald Trump in a liberal city. In one of the corners of New York that city officials consider most vulnerable to climate change, some residents voiced little concern about the Trump administration’s plan to begin formally withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, which could happen as soon as Monday. Feeney, a lifelong Broad Channel resident, said he supported Trump and that climate change was not a major concern for him. His views were echoed by others on the island community home to some 3,000 people, one of only three districts represented by a Republican in the 51-seat New York City Council. Events like tidal flooding are projected to become more widespread over the course of the century in coastal communities including Broad Channel as a result of climate change, according to a report released earlier this year by the New York City Panel on Climate Change.

Source: National Post November 04, 2019 13:14 UTC