Climate Change Intensifies Flooding in the Northeast
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New York City experienced severe flooding due to a heavy rainstorm, highlighting the city's outdated sewer and stormwater management systems, which are overwhelmed by increasing rainfall and climate change. The city is investing billions to upgrade infrastructure and implement green flood mitigation, but the problem is expected to worsen as sea levels rise and rainfall increases.
- NYC's infrastructure fails to withstand heavy rain yet again Gothamist
- New Jersey flooding: 2 women killed when car swept away in Plainfield, NJ flash flood identified ABC7 New York
- Flood Season The New York Times
- How climate crisis makes rainstorms that flooded New York more common The Guardian
- Climate change is amplifying extreme rain events in the Northeast, research shows ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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