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Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Map Animations

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Philip Orton

Hurricane Sandy was a wild beast, with a powerful high pressure system, a hurricane, a nor’easter and a high tide all meeting simultaneously to cause the highest flood in NYC history.  As a result the peak flood height was poorly … Continue reading →

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Tempest-Tossed, Let’s Not Imitate New Orleans

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Philip Orton

[This opinion piece was published online in the New York Times Room for Debate series on 11/1/12 as part of the debate Should New York Build Sea Gates?  Someone also published an editorial with a similar point to my second paragraph in … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Presentation on Surges, Barriers and Coastal Restoration

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Philip Orton

I have an oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference in San Francisco, December 4th, 3:25-3:40 pm.  It is particularly timely, given the destruction left by Sandy and the growing discussions about storm surge barriers.  And similarly, don’t … Continue reading →

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Where Is The Sewage Spill Plume Going?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Philip Orton

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 →

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The NYC Storm Surge Threat

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Philip Orton

New York City is highly vulnerable to a hurricane strike due to its location near the coast where winds and storm surges are usually at their maximum.  On one hand, we are fortunate that direct hurricane strikes are extremely rare … Continue reading →

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