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Tag Archives: ice
Coastal Flood and Wave Forecast for the Blizzard
In a prior post, I laid out the dangers of combined ice, snow and storm surge flooding. It is a potentially catastrophic risk, as exemplified by the Blizzard of ’78 in New England. But fortunately, it’s very rare and perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged blizzard, Boston, flooding, forecast, Gulf of Maine, ice, Jersey Shore, Long Island Sound, New York City, New York Harbor, storm, surge, tide, wave, wind
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Winter Coastal Storms – a Dangerous Mix of Hazards
The winter storm hitting us right now is a reminder of how coastal flooding and winter storms can mix and bring a dangerous combination of hazards. While the winds in this storm are substantially weaker (good news) than the Blizzard … Continue reading
Posted in security, Uncategorized, water
Tagged 1978, blizzard, Boston, flood, forecast, freeze, frozen, ice, storm, storm surge, storm tide, water level, winter
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“Winter” 2011-2012: Hitting 50+ degrees Every Week
It keeps striking me how we seem to hit 50+ degree temperatures every week this winter, so I checked it out. Here’s a plot showing hourly temperature data at Central Park and La Guardia. Not only have we hit 50+ … Continue reading
Posted in climate, weather
Tagged 32 degrees, 50 degrees, Central Park, cold, freezing, ice, jet stream, La Guardia, New York City, warm, winter
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Rising Waters and Coastal Floods: Living with Sea Level Rise in NYC, Part 2/2
[This is the second of a pair of guest blog posts from Dr. Vivien Gornitz, a geologist and special research scientist with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research. The first post … Continue reading
Posted in climate, water
Tagged adaptation, Bloomberg, carbon dioxide, climate change, Coney, erosion, flooding, global warming, ice, Jamaica Bay, long island, meltwater, New York City, population, Rockaway, sea level rise, urban, Vivien Gornitz, waterfront plan
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Rising Waters and Coastal Floods: Living with Sea Level Rise in NYC, Part 1/2
[This is the first of a pair of guest blog posts from Dr. Vivien Gornitz, a geologist and special research scientist with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research. The first post … Continue reading
Posted in climate, water
Tagged carbon dioxide, climate change, glacier, global warming, ice, ice age, interglacial, melt, meltwater, Pliocene, sea level rise, Vivien Gornitz
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