Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather
New hurricane maps will show whether your house could drown
April 21, 2014
Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather
April 21, 2014
The federal government will begin making its hurricane warning maps more colorful this summer, adding a range of hues to represent the danger of looming floods.
Red, orange, yellow, and blue will mark coastal and near-coastal areas where storm surges are anticipated during a hurricane. The different colors will be used to show the anticipated depth of approaching flash floods.
Severe flooding that followed Superstorm Sandy helped prompt the change — NOAA says it had a hard time convincing Manhattanites that they faced any real danger from such floods.
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