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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.
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 ...
[7] [8] For example, research suggests that hurricanes that have hit the New York City area since 1970 are more intense or have larger wind fields, producing higher storm surge and flood risk. When added to rising sea level, what was a 500-year flood event before the anthropogenic era (i.e. pre-1800) is now a 24-year flood event [ 9 ] and in 30 ...
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 ...
The latest storm will unload a swath of 2-4 inches of rain across the region, with localized pockets of higher amounts. A small pocket where 4-8 inches of rain is in store and most likely to fall ...
In pictures: Chaos after New York and New Jersey storms. 08:30, Kelly Rissman. All rain, no storm surge “What’s frightening about this flooding on the FDR is that ALL OF THIS WATER IS FROM RAIN.
The city's wastewater is collected through an extensive grid of sewer pipes of various sizes and stretching over 7,400 miles (11,900 km). The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m 3) of wastewater a day; 96 wastewater pump stations: 8 dewatering facilities; and 490 sewer regulators.
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 ...