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Tag Archives: storm surge
Re-Awakening the American Meteorological Society’s NYC Meetings
A few of us are re-awakening the long-dormant public NYC seminar series of the NYC / Long Island chapter of the American Meteorological Society, with 1-2 evening events held per semester at Columbia University. The webpage for seminars is: http://apam.columbia.edu/ams-nyclong-island-chapter-seminar The first … Continue reading
Posted in climate, water
Tagged American Meteorological Society, AMS, chapter, Columbia, cyclone, hurricane, Kerry Emanuel, meeting, New York City, seminar, storm surge, tropical
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Presenting Wednesday: Impacts of Irene & Lee on the Hudson
Experts gather to outline and analyze the historic combined effect of the two storms by Craig Wen, Stevens Institute of Technology During a torrid week in 2011, cities and communities along the Hudson River were hammered by Tropical Storms Irene … Continue reading
Posted in water, weather
Tagged Cary Institute, conference, Hudson River, hurricane, hydrology, Irene, lee, Mohawk River, New York, river, stage, storm surge, tropical storm
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Birds-Eye and Fish-Eye Views of Irene’s Floodwaters
Approaching the anniversary of last year’s landfall in New York City of Tropical Storm Irene, I decided to make some animations of that storm’s flood elevations and water currents. The model-based animations have voice-overs explaining what happened in the water during … Continue reading
Posted in water, weather
Tagged animation, cyclone, estuary, Hudson River, hurricane, hydrology, Irene, long island, movie, new jersey, New York City, river, salinity, speed, stage, storm surge, tide, tropical storm, velocity, wind
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Irene Update, 1:00am Sunday: Goodnight Irene, Goodnight
Irene’s eye and peak intensity are now about 9 hours away, and most of NYC is either sleeping or regretting that third 16 oz hurricane. The latest National Hurricane Center forecast (11 pm) calls for the center of Irene to pass … Continue reading
Posted in water, weather
Tagged flooding, forecast, hurricane, Irene, landfall, long island, new jersey, New York City, spring tide, storm, storm surge, tide, tropical
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Irene Update: 8am Saturday – 24 Hours Away [4pm update]
Hurricane Irene’s eye and peak intensity are now about 17 hours away, though the storm is already impacting our weather. The latest National Hurricane Center forecast (2pm) calls for the center of Irene to pass right along the New Jersey coast … Continue reading
Posted in water, weather
Tagged flooding, forecast, hurricane, Irene, landfall, long island, new jersey, New York City, spring tide, storm, storm surge, tide, tropical
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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
Hurricane Irene: Parallels with 1821?
[temporary note: With Irene approaching our area, I’ll mention that it has shown some weakening instead of strengthening on Friday, so it extremely unlikely to have a similar strength or impact to the Hurricane of 1821. Check the latest updates … Continue reading
Posted in security, water, weather
Tagged 1821, evacuation, flooding, forecast, hurricane, Irene, landfall, long island, New York City, Norfolk, storm surge
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Jamaica Bay: Pollution, Flooding and Human Vulnerability
Jamaica Bay is often referred to as New York City’s “ecological crown jewel”, and it is indeed a spectacular location to view migrating birds or catch large sport fish like striped bass, among other positives. However, the bay has some … Continue reading
Posted in opinion, water
Tagged CSO, dredging, effluent, flooding, Jamaica Bay, marsh, New York City, nutrients, restoration, sewage, storm surge, treatment, vulnerability, watershed, wetland
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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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Rain- and Wind-Driven Coastal Flooding
I’ve been receiving automated notifications on coastal flooding from the Storm Surge Warning System today. The nor’easter that is hitting us is packing 20-40 mile per hour winds, and driving water against our shorelines. Water levels are expected to peak … Continue reading
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Tagged flooding, Floyd, hurricane, hydrology, New York City, nor'easter, storm surge, warning system, wind
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