USA – Winter Storm Riley Causes Coastal Flooding
Much of Northeast and northern Mid-Atlantic USA was slammed with heavy snow, heavy rain and high winds from a powerful storm system named “Winter Storm Riley” on 02 March 2018.…
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Century of Data Shows Sea-Level Rise Shifting Tides in Delaware, Chesapeake Bays
The warming climate is expected to affect coastal regions worldwide as glaciers and ice sheets melt, raising sea level globally. For the first time, an international team has found evidence…
Rising Seas Will Swallow 14,000 U.S. Historic Sites – Study
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost 14,000 archaeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by the year 2100 as seas rise due…
USA – Baltimore shares recipe to keep cities fed in a crisis
LONDON, Aug 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cities planning for weather disasters, pandemics or civil unrest need to take steps to support local farmers and protect key transport routes so…
Study Finds Heavier Precipitation in the Northeast USA Began in 1996
Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A Dartmouth-led study finds that the increase in extreme Northeast storms occurred…
USA – Rain From Tropical Storm Julia Floods North Carolina, Governor Declares State of Emergency
Parts of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland have recorded high levels of rainfall from remnants of Tropical Storm Julia over the last few days. The rain has been falling since…
USA – Evacuations After Floods in Maryland and New Jersey
Update: Authorities have confirmed that 2 people died in separate incidents the floods in Ellicott City. Both were in vehicles at the time. Howard County officials estimate that around 250…
US East Coast to See Increase in High-Tide Floods
WASHINGTON (October 8, 2014) — Flooding during high tides—something that rarely occurred in the past—is now common in some places and is projected to grow to the point that sections…
1 Foot of Rain in 9 hours – Storms in a Warming Climate
With 13.26 inches (33cm) of rain falling in Long Island just over 9 hours, Wednesday 13 August, it may seem like it was no ordinary storm. The massive amounts of…
Dramatic Flooding in Eastern USA after Unprecedented Rainfall
A slow moving storm over eastern states left areas from Maryland to New England facing unprecedented rainfall and flooding. Some media reports claim parts of New York state saw an…
