Hurricane Ida and Increasing Precipitation Levels
- Date Range
- August 26, 2021 – September 4, 2021
- Title
- Hurricane Ida and Increasing Precipitation Levels
- What occurred
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Hurricane Ida arrived to New York City during a time where precipitation levels in the Northeast were increasing. Due to climate change, the east coast of the US is getting more precipitation on average, whereas the west coast is getting droughts. This affects the rainfall of hurricanes on the east coast because not only are they becoming stronger because of the warming oceans, but also because there's just more water in the air in general.
Hurricane Ida proved to be a hurricane where rainfall was the key, semi uncalled for factor of the ordeal. The amount of rain New York City got devastated the drainage systems, buildings, and the subway system. Everything that wasn't built to take flood damage took most of the hit because of Ida. - Location
- Inland Marine Underwriters, 111 Broadway, New York, NY 10006
- Image Citation
- https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-10/climate-change-hurricane-ida-shows-new-york-s-future-is-very-wet || https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/weather/ny-nyc-weather-de-blasio-hurricane-ida-20210901-ryyhfls6ujgv5djgmzxbqnebk4-story.html
- Student name(s)
- Ishita Khambete