do u think NYC is gonna get flood?

Question

i heard that nyc gonna get flood?!

Answer 1

Depends on how much of a flood you're asking about...

If a hurricane directly hits the city, thanks to the geography of Manhattan it is possible for a storm surge to push a lot of water up the rivers and flood much of downtown, along with coastal flooding in Brooklyn and Queens. Localized areas may also see street flooding as well.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/storms.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/flooding.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/storms_stormsurge.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/hazards/storms_evaczones.shtml
http://chps.sam.usace.army.mil/USHESDATA/NY/NY_city_behave_report.htm

NYC is due for a major hurricane to hit it at some point. Some predictions available here:
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/38hurricane/hurricane_future.html
Historically, there was the "Long Island Express" - the great hurricane of 1938, the "West Indian Monster" of 1893 that triggered a 30-foot storm surge which took out many structures in Brooklyn and Queens, and the Hurricane of 1821 that had a sea level rise of 13 feet within one hour that took out Battery Park city in Manhattan.

Historic major disaster declarations in New York, including flooding (fairly common): http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters_state.fema?id=36

Heck, this Sept. 2007 there were some heavy rains from the remains of Hurricane Frances that overflowed some drainage, and flooded the city subways and many roads, causing the NYC transit system to effectively stop, and unfortunately it hit at rush hour!
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E3D71730F93AA3575AC0A9629C8B63
and such transit disruptions due to storms flooding the subways isn't uncommon:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/nyregion/08cnd-weather.html?hp

and after 9/11 there were concerns about flooding in NYC, as the basement of the WTC, known as "the bathtub," was damaged. This area, built underground and beneath the Hudson River water table, had a slurry wall which was holding back waters from the Hudson River...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1553074.stm
http://www.nae.edu/nae/bridgecom.nsf/weblinks/CGOZ-58NLJ9?OpenDocument
http://www.deepexcavation.com/casestudies4.html


Since NYC is already at risk of flooding, things can only get worse with further sea level rises and the more common/stronger storms caused by global warming. 8(
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/briefs/gornitz_05/
http://www.cnn.com/EARTH/9804/07/global.warming/index.html

Answer 2

That's why I'm buying a house in Poconos in 2 in half yrs i believe in the flooding part to much :[ so if it does happen {lets hope not...knocks on wood] Ill b safe there 100%. But i think itll happen just not soon enough i mean we did have a mini tornadoe that hit bay ridge pretty hard if a hurricane this city will be done but not necessarly we have lots of tall building and the way they are designed it will confuse the water and the winds will be different and maybe we wont get hit like NeW Orleans

Answer 3

Its possible but no. We know it can happen so we are taking steps to prevent and as technology advances, the chances will get even lesser.

Answer 4

You mean when the glaciers melt in like 1,000 years? Probably

Answer 5

Let me consult my crystal ball.

It says...

Not this week. Check back next week.

Answer 6

And where did you hear that?