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Repetitive Flooding Coming with Winter Storm Riley

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Philip Orton

Low-lying areas of the NYC Metro area should expect coastal flooding over multiple high tides Friday through Sunday, due to Winter Storm Riley’s winds coinciding with the month’s highest tides.  The forecast for coastal areas is significantly worse than for NY/NJ … Continue reading →

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Increasing coincident surge and rain flooding

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Philip Orton

An important study was just published in the journal Nature Climate Change, on the topic of coincident rainfall and storm surge, termed “compound flooding”.  We knew that storm surges and heavy rainfall events were both getting worse in some places, such … Continue reading →

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Trees Tell the Story of 500 Years of NYC Drought History

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Philip Orton

by Neil Pederson I didn’t see this coming. Yes, winter 2011-2012 has been quite unusual and it is becoming more obvious that almost anything can happen with our weather these days (see October snowstorm followed by days in winter 2012 … Continue reading →

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Rain-Wind-Tide Flooding Trifecta

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Philip Orton

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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