Excellent news. Despite predictions (made by the world’s most brilliant and respected climatologist) that Manhattan should be drowning already, webcam images from this morning show that Times Square is still barely hanging on.

The West Side Highway [which runs along the Hudson River] will be under water. And there will be tape across the windows across the street because of high winds. And the same birds won’t be there. The trees in the median strip will change.” Then he said, “There will be more police cars.” Why? “Well, you know what happens to crime when the heat goes up.”

http://dir.salon.com/books/int/2001/10/23/weather/index.html

Sea level has been rising at 2.8 mm/year near Manhattan, which means that they only have another 520 years before Times Square goes under. People should probably start making plans now.

It is already two days before the day after tomorrow.