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Author Archives: Philip Orton
Sandy’s Flood Forecast Gets Bleaker (and Bleeker?)
Our six-hour update just came in and it’s not good news for New York City and areas of New Jersey inside NY/NJ Harbor — the model forecast for Monday night rose two feet higher at The Battery, so now it … Continue reading
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Tagged forecast, Frankenstorm, hurricane, long island, Long Island Sound, new jersey, New York City, predicted, Sandy, storm surge, storm tide, tidal range, tide, wind
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Sandy/Frankenstorm Storm Surge Forecast Interpretation
Here comes Hurricane Sandy, aka Frankenstorm — The “central forecast” for the storm is for it make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum winds of about 70-80 mph, and run a northwestward course over Southern New Jersey. Quite … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomical, forecast, Frankenstorm, hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, long island, Long Island Sound, new jersey, New York City, predicted, Sandy, storm surge, storm tide, tidal range, tide, wind
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Spring Tides and Perfect Storms
A storm with similarities to the Perfect Storm of 1991 is expected to come northward by early next week and may make landfall in the Northeastern U.S. or Canadian Maritimes. Some have been mentioning that the storm would arrive near … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomical, forecast, hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, long island, new jersey, New York City, Perfect Storm, predicted, Sandy, storm surge, storm tide, tidal range, tide
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NYC’s Ultimate Locavore Food: Blue Crab
How often do you eat Tuna per month? Well, let me introduce you to a seafood that has dramatically lower pollution levels in its flesh, and comes straight from our local waters: The humble blue crab. Not only is it far better … Continue reading
Posted in locavore, water, water pollution
Tagged bioaccumulation, blue crab, dioxin, East River, health, Hudson River, intake, local, locavore, mercury, New York City, PCB, pollution, recommended, striped bass, tuna
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Re-Awakening the American Meteorological Society’s NYC Meetings
A few of us are re-awakening the long-dormant public NYC seminar series of the NYC / Long Island chapter of the American Meteorological Society, with 1-2 evening events held per semester at Columbia University. The first event will feature Kerry Emanuel, professor … Continue reading
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Tagged American Meteorological Society, AMS, chapter, Columbia, cyclone, hurricane, Kerry Emanuel, meeting, New York City, seminar, storm surge, tropical
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Presenting Wednesday: Impacts of Irene & Lee on the Hudson
Experts gather to outline and analyze the historic combined effect of the two storms by Craig Wen, Stevens Institute of Technology During a torrid week in 2011, cities and communities along the Hudson River were hammered by Tropical Storms Irene … Continue reading
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Tagged Cary Institute, conference, Hudson River, hurricane, hydrology, Irene, lee, Mohawk River, New York, river, stage, storm surge, tropical storm
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Birds-Eye and Fish-Eye Views of Irene’s Floodwaters
Approaching the anniversary of last year’s landfall in New York City of Tropical Storm Irene, I decided to make some animations of that storm’s flood elevations and water currents. The model-based animations have voice-overs explaining what happened in the water during … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, cyclone, estuary, Hudson River, hurricane, hydrology, Irene, long island, movie, new jersey, New York City, river, salinity, speed, stage, storm surge, tide, tropical storm, velocity, wind
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Baseline Air Quality Measurements at Asphalt Green
As summarized in a prior post, we are now collecting air pollution data at the site of the proposed marine garbage transfer station (MTS) at East 91st Street in Manhattan. The site is next to Asphalt Green, a large community … Continue reading
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Tagged air quality, Asphalt Green, children, exposure, garbage, Manhattan, marine, measurement, MTS, observation, particle, particulate, PM2.5, pollution, transfer, Upper East Side, Yorkville
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What Effect Would Stopping the Flow Have on Ironman?
Westchester County officials say that repairs on a broken pipe are almost complete and they hope to stop discharging sewage into the Hudson River by Friday afternoon. So, what effect would shutting it down have on pathogen concentrations near George … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington Bridge, Hudson River, Ironman, New York City, pathogen, plume, sewage, sewer, Sleepy Hollow, swim, Tarrytown, tracer, Yonkers
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Tracing the Sewage Plume and Impact on the Iron Man Swim
There’s nothing that says summer like a raw sewage leak into one of New York City’s major rivers. There was another sewage spill in the Hudson, this time due to a broken pipe and resulting diversion into the Hudson at … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington Bridge, Hudson River, Ironman, New York City, pathogen, plume, sewage, sewer, Sleepy Hollow, swim, Tarrytown, tracer, Yonkers
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