The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated ... s Hurricane Sandy extensively flooded South Brooklyn, New York, an area not previously considered high risk.

When he overlaid flooding from Hurricane Sandy with his early map, the waterlogged areas corresponded cleanly with the locations of old salt marshes and streams. But the interest wasn’t there.

The Welikia Project, made by ecologists at the New York Botanical Garden, uncovers all the flora and fauna that thrived in ...

During the final week of summer in 2021, Hurricane Ida emerged from the Gulf of Mexico, turned almost directly northeast and ...

Hurricane Ida wreaked an estimated $75 billion in total damages and was responsible for 112 fatalities -- including 32 in New Jersey and 16 in New York state. Yet the hurricane could have been even ...

A Laefer-led team from NYU Tandon and NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development — with colleagues ...

During the final week of summer in 2021, Hurricane Ida emerged from the Gulf of Mexico, turned almost directly northeast ...

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The state Senate is OK with the Citi Field parking lot becoming a casino, but Mets owner Steve Cohen is now on the hook to ...

Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and ...

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Richmond's new flood hazard map adds many properties to risk zones, potentially requiring owners to buy flood insurance. City ...