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New York City in Line for Dozens of '100-Year Floods' Every Century
If the climate continues to warm, Manhattan could face crippling deluges every 3 to 20 years by the end of the century, say MIT researchers.
Good thing New Yorkers have so many sources for cute rain boots – looks like they might need them soon.
If the global climate continues its warming trend, Manhattan could see a drastic uptick of so-called 100-year floods, or those with storm surges around 6.5 feet, according to a new MIT study. These mondo deluges could occur as often as every 3 to 20 years by the end of this century, blasting over the island's seawalls into businesses and subways and causing the kind of mass evacuations last seen with Hurricane Irene.