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Tag Archives: Red Hook
Increasing coincident surge and rain flooding
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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Tagged bioswale, compound flooding, flood, green roof, Hoboken, Nature Climate Change, New York City, pump, rain, Red Hook, storm, surge, Wahl
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