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After major flooding and infrastructure damage, I asked:
What does the future of extreme rain look like in the Northeast?
The past few decades have trended toward heavier rainfall, Arthur Degaetano, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Regional Climate Center said. Predictions based on scientific data show the Northeast is expected to become wetter because of climate change. Warmer air holds more moisture and causes more rainfall. That rain is mostly coming from oceans, Degaetano said, which are also warming and making evaporation easier.
“We’re seeing catastrophic flooding and we’re going to see more road failures,” Erik Backus, who teaches civil engineering, told the Explorer. “How to deal with that is a significant thing we need to consider going forward.”
Read about it here: https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/rain-flooding-adirondacks-newyork and also our follow up here: https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/road-work-ahead-after-storms
Also:
Climate Smart Communities Grant Program Accepting Applications Through July 28th
Applications for grant funding are due by 4:00 pm on Friday, July 28, 2023
Read our previous coverage of Climate Smart Communities here.
Photo at top:Rain runoff eroded parts of the beach at Long Lake. Photo by Tracy Ormsbee/Adirondack Explorer
Editor’s note: This first appeared in Chloe’s weekly “Climate Matters” newsletter. Click here to sign up.
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Have just signed up for Chloe’s newsletters. Have been experiencing climate related nightmares. So worried for my grandchildren. They speak naively and happily of a future unaware of what might be down the road. I can’t believe that any political leader has not made this the issue!?
In fact, their neglect of this crisis is more than reckless.
( And banning a discussion of scientific facts won’t rescue anyone.)
Have you not seen policies Biden has put in place. He has made it one of his issues.
Absolutely and I support Biden. I’m speaking of our very own Rep #21 Elise Stefanik, Florida Governor Ron Desantis to name only a few.
https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/breaking-down-stefaniks-low-marks-on-environmental-issues
The article had me until they mentioned bridges for the animals to cross the road. That is the last thing the state needs to be spending money on
Just read an article about a Democratic challenger for Stefanik. A Retired Lt. Col. Liked what I was reading until he started talking about Medicare for all, forgiving student loans, etc. These politicians must not pay as much as I do in taxes.
Where did you go Linda?