A small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens floods often. The city has finally mapped out a solution to the problem.By Lauren DalbanIt hadn’t rained in two days and yet, on a warm sunny day in early June, in a neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens known as “The Hole,” some streets were still full of water.
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: October 22, 2025 12:49 AM
Atmospheric CO₂
424.8 ppm
+18.0
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1933.54 ppb
+12.29
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year