Sea Level Rise Added $2 Billion to Sandy's Toll in New York City

Rapid Communication Contribution of relative sea-level rise to historical hurricane flooding in New York City

Flooding during hurricanes is a hazard for New York City. Flood height is determined by storm surge characteristics, timing (high or low tide) and relative sea-level (RSL) change. The contribution from these factors is estimated for seven historical hurricanes (1788–2012) that caused flooding in New York City. Measurements from The Battery tide gauge and historical accounts are supplemented wit...

New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 Report. Chapter 2: Sea level rise and coastal storms.

New York City’s low-lying areas are home to a large population, critical infrastructure, and iconic natural, economic and cultural resources. These areas are currently exposed to coastal flooding by warmseason tropical storms such as Hurricane Sandya (Box 2.1) and cold-season nor’easters. Sea level rise increases the frequency and intensity of coastal flooding. For example, the 12 inches of sea...

New fears on sea-level rise

new cubs. Previous research has already shown that unstable ice can result in failures of on-ice denning attempts. Less ice than is suitable for denning apparently has led to an increased frequency of pregnant polar bears in this region choosing to den on land, " says Fischbach. Unlike other temperate and Arctic bear species that hibernate during winter months, polar bears remain active and sea...

Contemporary sea level rise.

Measuring sea level change and understanding its causes has considerably improved in the recent years, essentially because new in situ and remote sensing observations have become available. Here we report on most recent results on contemporary sea level rise. We first present sea level observations from tide gauges over the twentieth century and from satellite altimetry since the early 1990s. W...

Diabetes in New York City.