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Displaying all articles tagged:
Flooding
infrastructure watch
Oct. 30, 2023
Walling Up the East Side to Save It
Why the floodgates on the waterfront look the way they do.
By
Christopher Bonanos
the city politic
Oct. 5, 2023
Some Advice to Eric Adams on Handling Emergencies
Be there when necessary. Use the media smartly. And always tell the truth.
By
Errol Louis
environment
Sept. 29, 2023
Scenes From a Flooded New York
Subway evacuations, school day chaos, a missing mayor, and at least one fugitive sea lion.
By
Curbed Staff
politics
Sept. 29, 2023
Eric Adams Was Missing During a Natural Disaster — Again
This is becoming a pattern.
By
Benjamin Hart
hurricane hilary
Aug. 21, 2023
Southern California Inspects Damage As Hilary Finally Sweeps Through
Floods and broken rainfall records are left behind by Tropical Storm Hilary.
By
Chas Danner
and
Nia Prater
just asking questions
July 24, 2023
Why the Northeast Will Need to Get Used to Getting Bombed by Rain
A talk with Dartmouth College’s Jonathan Winter about how to prepare for more regular floods from above.
By
James D. Walsh
extreme weather
July 11, 2023
Vermont Hit With Disastrous Rainfall as Storms Strike the Northeast: Updates
Montpelier, the state’s capital city, was still underwater on Tuesday morning.
By
Chas Danner
and
Nia Prater
atmospheric rivers
Feb. 1, 2023
L.A.’s ‘Green Alley’ Experiments Are Working
The city’s efforts to become flood- and drought-resilient are ready to be scaled up.
By
Alissa Walker
the city politic
Sept. 5, 2022
Why Are So Many of New York’s Basement Apartments Still Death Traps?
It’s been a year since floodwaters drowned 11 New Yorkers in their homes, but nothing has been done to stop it from happening again.
By
Errol Louis
getting around
July 19, 2022
We’ve Surrendered the Subway to the Flood
The water is winning.
By
Clio Chang
flooding
July 8, 2022
The City’s Inflatable-Dam Handout Is Essentially Useless
“Not everybody is a general contractor.”
By
Alissa Walker
flooding
Oct. 29, 2021
New York Needs to Become a City That Floods Now and Then
Climate-justice scholar Kian Goh on New York’s challenges nine years after Sandy.
By
Alissa Walker
housing
Oct. 27, 2021
There Are 30,000 Basement Apartments the City Doesn’t Know About
More than 5,000 are in East New York.
By
Caroline Spivack
infrastructure
Sept. 17, 2021
Climate Change Is Putting More Poop in New York’s Waters
A crappy side effect of all this rain.
By
Lauren Vespoli
streets
Sept. 14, 2021
We’re Falling Short on Even the Simplest Fix for Storm Flooding
Plugged-up drains should be the most straightforward problem to solve, and the city can’t keep up.
By
Diana Budds
hurricane ida
Sept. 10, 2021
What Went Wrong With NYC’s Emergency Alerts, and How Can We Do Better?
Contextual warnings, explicit directions, and better outreach before the storm could all help.
By
Alissa Walker
climate change
Sept. 2, 2021
Scenes from Ida’s Chaotic, Tragic Night in New York City
The bus driver stuck in raw sewage, a delivery worker who biked through a foot of water, and other stories from the flood.
getting around
Sept. 2, 2021
How Does An Elevated Highway in New York City Even Flood?
It’s a road that’s above ground. Shouldn’t it drain?
By
Alissa Walker
housing
Sept. 2, 2021
Those Flooded Basement Apartments are a Deadly Part of the Housing Crisis
The most dangerous place to be last night was on the ground floor.
By
Kim Velsey
climate change
Sept. 2, 2021
New Orleans’s Levees Held Up This Time — But That’s Not Enough
No matter how tall you build a wall, a flood can go higher.
By
Jake Bittle
extreme weather
Aug. 22, 2021
Henri Brings Deluge of Record Rainfall to Northeast
The storm has weakened to a tropical depression, but flash flooding remains a threat for parts of several states through Monday.
By
Chas Danner
natural disasters
Aug. 22, 2021
Tennessee Flash Floods Kill at Least 22, Dozens Missing
Disastrous flash floods in central Tennessee on Saturday devastated the town of Waverly, where authorities expect the death toll to rise.
By
Matt Stieb
extreme weather
July 18, 2021
Scenes of Devastation After Deadly Floods in Germany and Belgium
At least 188 people are dead and hundreds still missing. Over the weekend, more flash floods struck other parts of Germany and Austria.
By
Chas Danner
boring news
Jan. 21, 2021
Elon Musk’s Plan to Dig Car Tunnels Under Miami Is Filled With Holes
It’s the sinkhole capital of the United States, to start.
By
Alissa Walker
street view
Dec. 16, 2020
‘You’re Walking Backwards’: The $6 Billion Venice Floodgates May Not Be Enough
Proposed decades ago, they were not built for the coming sea rise.
By
Justin Davidson
hurricane sally
Sept. 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally: ‘Devastating’ Rain Expected in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida
With this storm, the water is going to be the most dangerous impact. Already, Sally has dumped more than two feet of rain on Pensacola.
By
Chas Danner
flooding
Nov. 8, 2019
No Coastal Flooding Protections in Store for City’s Largest Food Hub
Local critics say de Blasio administration plan for Hunts Point Food Distribution Center only focuses on half of the resiliency equation.
By
Yoav Gonen THE CITY
animals
Nov. 19, 2018
How Did Frankie Muniz’s Cat Destroy His Entire Apartment?
Jeri is an agent of chaos.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
Oct. 13, 2016
North Carolina Is Still Underwater From Hurricane Matthew
While his sister, Hurricane Nicole, slams Bermuda as a powerful category 3 storm.
By
Jen Kirby
flooding
Sept. 7, 2016
When Will New York City Sink?
A city in climate-change denial.
By
Andrew Rice
louisiana
Aug. 16, 2016
Wendell Pierce Loses Baton Rouge Home to Flooding
Previously, his family home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
By
Jackson McHenry
talking about the weather
Mar. 14, 2016
At Least 4 Die, Thousands of Homes Damaged in Record Southern Flooding
President Obama declared a “major disaster” in Louisiana.
By
Claire Landsbaum
weather report
Dec. 30, 2015
Mississippi River Reaches Historic Heights
“We have never seen water this high.”
By
Jaime Fuller
Dec. 4, 2015
Hundreds Dead in India As Record Flooding Continues
Rescue efforts are still under way, as more rain is predicted.
By
Elaine Godfrey
disasters
Oct. 8, 2015
Dams Fail Across South Carolina As Floodwaters Kill 19
The state is still grappling with the fallout from the historic rainfall.
By
Jen Kirby
natural disasters
Oct. 5, 2015
South Carolina Floods Kill at Least 9
“This flood disaster has been like nothing South Carolina has ever seen.”
By
Jaime Fuller
extreme weather
Oct. 4, 2015
Historic Rainfall Has Flooded the Southeast [Updated]
A 1-in-1,000-year rainstorm has led to massive flash floods, and President Obama has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina.
By
Chas Danner
talking about the weather
Aug. 13, 2014
Long Island Flooded Last Night, Leaving Cars Floating
A month’s worth of rain in an hour.
By
Joe Coscarelli
talking about the weather
May 1, 2014
New York and the Entire East Coast Is Soggy, Flooded, and Kind of Sad
It was the 10th rainiest day ever in New York City yesterday.
By
Joe Coscarelli
scary things
Sept. 14, 2013
Rescuers Evacuate Colorado Residents Following Record Rainfall and Flooding
There’s even more rainfall expected this weekend.
By
Delia Paunescu
Tartine-Agers in Love
Sept. 6, 2013
The Future of Bien Cuit’s West Village Location Is TBD, But Here’s
The Smith Street bakery’s Christopher Street location remains closed.
By
Hugh Merwin
Video Feed
Apr. 19, 2013
Ray Kroc’s Original McDonald’s Flooded in Des Plaines, Illinois
The worst kind of soggy fries imaginable.
By
Hugh Merwin
manhattan mini storage
Nov. 10, 2012
New Yorkers Suddenly Remember What Exactly They Had in Those Storage Lockers
Now that Hurricane Sandy flooded them.
By
Andre Tartar
water war
Aug. 15, 2012
Brooklyn Is Under Water
Like, literally.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Keeping Afloat
Aug. 31, 2011
The Hudson River Swallows a Dinosaur
Dinosaur Barbecue’s Troy location is underwater in more ways than one.
By
Lauren Bloomberg
Mediavore
Aug. 31, 2011
Booze Sales Spiked In the Run-Up to Irene; Starbucks Is Coming to an Office Near
Plus: The National Guard airlifts supplies to residents in washed out areas of Vermont; and Krispy Kreme ups its coffee game, all in our morning news roundup.
Flooding
July 25, 2011
Record Rainfall Floods Basements, Ruins Sausages
A number of restaurants in Chicago experienced flooding over the weekend.
By
Nick Kindelsperger