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NYC for example was underwater in a recent storm doing a lot of damage and largely shutting down the city NYC was not underwater. A small part along the river

by rmah 9y ago

NYC for example was underwater in a recent storm doing a lot of damage and largely shutting down the city NYC was not underwater. A small part along the rivers got flooded due to poor drainage and river water water backflooding the sewer system. That is, water went into the sewers from the rivers and then got pushed up. The water then settled into low areas (basements and such), causing lots of damage. At no time was any part of NYC "underwater".

wheelerwj 9y ago
> the sewers from the rivers and then got pushed up. The water then settled into low areas (basements and such), causing lots of damage.
dankohn1 9y ago
This [0] is my kids' elementary school and the ballfields they play in, during Superstorm Sandy, and I assure you that it was very much underwater. Interestingly, the water came north up West Street, not east from the Hudson, but it's hard to see how that matters. The expected sea level rise this century does not (most likely) put NYC underwater at high tide, but it does whenever there is a storm surge associated with high tide [1]. Sandy alone cost NYC at least $19 B [2]. [0] http://www.tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/images/Ball%20fields-flood.jpg http://www.tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/images/Ball%2... [1] http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/10/sandy-anniversary-flooding http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/10/sandy-anniver... [2] https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121126/new-york-city/bloomberg-says-hurricane-sandy-cost-city-19-billion https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121126/new-york-city/bloo...
- GlobalChange 9y ago
  There will always be more wild and more extreme weather events. Nature is random and not static. If one is near water, getting flooded will always be a risk. Not saying it wasn't a problem, not saying it didn't cause loss. Sea level is not static. Was never static. Oceans were 400ft (120m) lower when the climate warmed up at the end of the last glaciation (about 12000 years ago or something). Ice has been melting since then, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it whatsoever, nothing abnormal. There's absolutely nothing "wrong" with the planet's climate. The normal is the change!

by rmah 9y ago

wheelerwj 9y ago

> the sewers from the rivers and then got pushed up. The water then settled into low areas (basements and such), causing lots of damage.

dankohn1 9y ago

This [0] is my kids' elementary school and the ballfields they play in, during Superstorm Sandy, and I assure you that it was very much underwater. Interestingly, the water came north up West Street, not east from the Hudson, but it's hard to see how that matters. The expected sea level rise this century does not (most likely) put NYC underwater at high tide, but it does whenever there is a storm surge associated with high tide [1]. Sandy alone cost NYC at least $19 B [2]. [0] http://www.tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/images/Ball%20fields-flood.jpg http://www.tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/images/Ball%2... [1] http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/10/sandy-anniversary-flooding http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/10/sandy-anniver... [2] https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121126/new-york-city/bloomberg-says-hurricane-sandy-cost-city-19-billion https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121126/new-york-city/bloo...

GlobalChange 9y ago
There will always be more wild and more extreme weather events. Nature is random and not static. If one is near water, getting flooded will always be a risk. Not saying it wasn't a problem, not saying it didn't cause loss. Sea level is not static. Was never static. Oceans were 400ft (120m) lower when the climate warmed up at the end of the last glaciation (about 12000 years ago or something). Ice has been melting since then, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it whatsoever, nothing abnormal. There's absolutely nothing "wrong" with the planet's climate. The normal is the change!