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Worst of Lake Ontario flooding expected to begin within a week
Saturday, May 4th 2019
"As the Ottawa, Canada area faces major flooding, New York State is deploying more sandbags, pumps and Aquadam to stem rising Lake Ontario waters. It's all part of the too much water problem in the Lake Ontario-St Lawrence Basing.
Governor Cuomo made a stop in Irondequoit, on Lake Ontario north of Rochester on Saturday morning, announcing the deployment of more pumps and sandbagging machines, as well as temporary inflatable Aquadams to the shoreline. 100 National Guard members will also be deployed to help manage the rising water on Sunday.
Lake Ontario is almost at flood level, Lake Erie, which empties into Ontario, is already over flood stage, according to the Governor. Downstream, there's also flooding in Canada, as the water makes its way to the sea. In the Ottawa area, they expect record level flooding to be a constant for at least a week, and more rain is in the forecast. It's so bad that residents in one neighborhood have been advised to not flush toilets or use showers, to avoid reverse flow in the sewers. "cnycentral.com/...
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The pattern of anomalous convection and winds are consistent with El Niño. A weak El Niño is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer. 2019 (65% chance) and possibly fall
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/…
El Niño occurs when warm water builds up along the equator in the eastern Pacific. The warm ocean surface warms the atmosphere, which allows moisture-rich air to rise and develop into rainstorms. ... The disruption in the atmosphere impacts rainfall throughout the world.
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Global warming is increasing rainfall rates
A new study looks at the complex relationship between global warming and increased precipitation
"It’s a well-known scientific principle that warmer air holds more water vapor. In fact, the amount of moisture that can be held in air grows very rapidly as temperatures increase. So, it’s expected that in general, air will get moister as the Earth warms – provided there is a moisture source. This may cause more intense rainfalls and snow events, which lead to increased risk of flooding. "
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Great Lakes expected to see higher than usual water levels through summer
Updated Apr 25, 2019; Posted Apr 25, 2019
Already, a total of 216,000 sandbags have begun to be deployed to strategic sites in Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Wayne Counties. The Division is also prepared to deploy 6,771 feet of aquadam to protect shoreline properties if needed.
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"A new study by Dr. Guiling Wang from the University of Connecticut and her colleagues has looked into this and they’ve made a surprising discovery. Their work was just published in Nature Climate Change. They report that the peak temperature (the temperature where maximum precipitation occurs) is not fixed in space or time. It is increasing in a warming world.
The authors also looked at how we characterize the temperature/precipitation relationship. Traditionally, we have related precipitation events to the local average temperature. However, it’s clear that there’s a strong relationship between the peak temperature and the precipitation rates. In fact, relations reveal that precipitation rates are increasing between 5 and 10% for every degree C increase. The expected rate of increase, just based on thermodynamics is 7%."
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Monday, May 6, 2019 · 6:26:16 PM +00:00 · Angmar
Map showing the date of the latest 1" (2.5 cm) snowfall on record using stations with 50+ years of data (n=6,420). Note: mapping record dates requires significant smoothing. Don't @ me about a date that's later than shown on the map.