Study: 500-year floods could hit NY, NJ every generation

[LiberalElite]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sea-level-rise-could-increase-flooding-off-new-york-new-jersey/

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MANTOLOKING, N.J. -- A new study looking back over 1,000 years finds the flooding risk along the New York and New Jersey coasts increased greatly after industrialization, and major storms that once might have occurred every 500 years could soon happen every 25 years or so.

The study by Penn State, Rutgers, Princeton, and Tufts universities, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, finds that flood heights have risen nearly 4 feet since the year 850, largely because of a sea level rise. The study advocates better risk management strategies to cope with storms.

It was released a month before the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the coasts of New York and New Jersey.
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[tularetom]

1. If they happen every 25 years they won't be 500 year floods anymore

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2. Joaquin could dump 6-7 or even 10 inches on the coast

The models haven't settled down well enough to be sure, but the storm has found a pocket of low wind shear and is expected to become a hurricane and most likely make landfall somewhere between North Carolina and southern New Jersey.

Some models show up to a foot in the area around Washington, DC.

It won't be another Sandy, but it could bring major flooding -- with the added impact of hitting soil that's like a brick from the extended dry spell and not being able to soak in.