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Artist draws ‘High Water Line’ in NYC

-- Megan -- 06/18/2007

Artist Eve S. Mosher has begun a project, called “High Water Line,” to illustrate the effects of global warming on New York City. By combining art and education, Mosher hopes to show the residents of New York City the potential effects of global warming. As reported in The New York Times, Mosher is painting a chalk line throughout the coastal areas of New York. The line represents the flood zone that will fill every eight years by 2050 if global warming continues to escalate.

Federal and state agencies and insurance companies use this line to predict where water will rise after major storms. Mosher determined the line she would draw by using NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University research. Mosher is receiving support from the Canary Project, an environmental organization in Brooklyn which is helping her publicize her project.

With the next Democratic debate being held in Charleston, SC on July 23rd, others could possibly consider recreating Mosher’s work in South Carolina. Charleston is another city, like New York, which is at great risk of flooding and suffering from a changing water line if steps are not taken to reduce the effects of global warming.