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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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Fall Colors and The Urban Heat Island
One of my favorite things about living in New York City is checking out the fall colors on my bike commute through Central Park. However, for subway commuters and tourists who don’t get to cruise through the park every day, … Continue reading
Posted in water, weather
Tagged Central Park, cold, color, fall, foliage, frost, heat island, Hudson River, Manhattan, New York City, night, November, October, peak, Prospect Park, season, trees, urban
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NYC Storm Surge Evacuation Map PDF
The NYC Office of Emergency Management website is bogged down a bit already and warns of possible slowdowns. Here’s a re-post of the hurricane storm surge flooding evacuation map, to help get it out there. Mayor Bloomberg plans to make … Continue reading
Posted in security, water, weather
Tagged Bronx, Brooklyn, Coney, evacuation, hurricane, Irene, island, Manhattan, map, New York City, PDF, Queens, Rockaway, Staten, storm surge, zone
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Where Is The Sewage Spill Plume Going?
Linked below is today’s updated sewage plume hindcast/forecast video based on the Stevens Institute of Technology NYHOPS ocean model and created using NOAA’s GNOME particle tracking tool. The simulation runs from 5:15 PM, Wednesday July 20th to 12:00 AM, Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in water, water pollution
Tagged beach, Coney, CSO, forecast, Hoboken, Hudson River, island, kayaking, Long Island Sound, Manhattan, model, Riverbank, safety, sewage, Staten, swimming
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Keeping Cool in the Heat Wave
The New York City Office of Emergency Management has put out a heat wave warning and opened up cooling centers for today and Thursday the 9th. This is a good example of the sort of emergency we should all be … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Coney, degrees, Edward Cohn, heat wave, hot, island, Manhattan, New York City, pier, Queens
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Rain-Wind-Tide Flooding Trifecta
Though it will in no way compare to the ongoing flooding problems in other regions of our continent, we’ll likely be hearing about our own sogginess at some flood-prone parts of the region from now through Thursday. Any flooding that … Continue reading
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Tagged flooding, Freeport, Manhattan, New York City, rain, South Oyster Bay, spring tide, storm surge, The Battery
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Blanket of Fog Rolls out over NYC
A cold, damp blanket of fog snuffed out our heavenly 70+ degree afternoon today in New York City, to the thrill of some and disgust of others, mainly depending on who was wearing shorts-and-tees. The temperature at Kennedy Airport was … Continue reading
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Tagged fog, image, Manhattan, New York City, photo, sea breeze
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Hudson River or Estuary? (you may be surprised)
An estuary is defined as a semi-enclosed body of brackish water – a mixture of salty and fresh water. So strictly speaking, the Hudson by Manhattan and northward past the Tappan Zee is normally an estuary and typically has more … Continue reading
