Flash floods started throughout New York beginning on Friday. The vast amounts of rain created a state of emergency throughout New York, Long Island and Hudson Valley. It rained almost eight inches or twenty centimeters which created mass amounts of water all over the city resulting in disruptions to the subway system and the metro north commuter rail service. This forced many stations to close and bus transportation trapping riders inside for hours which is why they said to avoid traveling unless fleeing a flooding area. The mass amounts of flooding are considered life threatening but there have been no fatalities yet. They have begun allocation of resources and the New York governor spoke to the White House and Senate Majority Leader who state that they were prepared to support a federal emergency declaration of disaster if necessary. However, they see this mass amount of rain as the new normal due to climate changes in the area and that this could be a regular occurrence.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-30/new-york-citys-heavy-rain-is-new-normal-due-to-climate-change-governor-says
Kamryn Neer
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