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2. Climate change is messing with city sewers—and the ... - AOL

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   These areas were chosen based on several factors: history of flooding, future inundation risk via modeled stormwater flood maps, and socio-economic vulnerability. ... New York City has yet to ...

3. September 2023 New York floods - Wikipedia

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   On September 29, 2023, heavy rainfall led to flooding across portions of the New York metropolitan area and surrounding areas in the United States. The floods were caused by a low-pressure area that had absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia, which then stalled over the New York City area.

4. Bluebelt - Wikipedia

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   The overall goal is to provide the necessary stormwater drainage infrastructure for a 12,000-acre (49 km 2) region on the southern end of the island while at the same time preserving the last freshwater wetlands in New York City. The bluebelt uses a series of carefully placed BMPs at the storm sewer/wetland interface to reduce flooding and ...

5. NYC flooding: Damage assessed after state of emergency ... - AOL

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   Brooklyn hardest hit by flooding, so far. Friday 29 September 2023 14:51, Oliver O'Connell. Per CBS News:. Emergency responders are on the scene of a partial roof collapse at a warehouse in ...

6. New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier - Wikipedia

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   The New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier is a proposed flood barrier system to protect the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary from storm surges. The proposed system would consist of one barrier located across the mouth of Lower New York Bay , possibly between Sandy Hook (N.J.) and Rockaway (N.Y.), and a second on the upper East River to provide ...

7. New York declares state of emergency as flash flooding leaves ...

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   The rainfall was coming down at a rate of one to 2.5 inches an hour in some places. From 8am- 9am, the Brooklyn Navy Yard received 2.58in of rain, said Rohit Aggarwala, Commissioner of New York ...

8. Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York - Wikipedia

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   Power outages affected nearly 2 million people in New York City, while more than 1 million people lost cellphone service. [3] Statewide, Sandy destroyed about 305,000 homes, mostly related to the high storm surge. [5] In New York City alone, the floodwaters entered the homes of more than 443,000 people and more than 23,400 businesses.

9. NYC flooding - live: Mayor urges ‘extreme caution’ with all ...

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   Latest developments as New York City is hit by flash floods and state of emergency is declared. ... WATCH: Flash flooding causes chaos in New York City. Friday 29 September 2023 22:33, ...