Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
As Hurricane Sandy started pummeling New Jersey shore, it is worth looking again at this map, published by The New York City Office for emergency Management, which indicates what New York City are most prone to flooding. The map displays in:…
Irene landed in the New York metropolitan area with less force than expected but it still carried a punch. Various areas of the city were flooded, from Battery Park, to Hoboken and parts of Long Island. Manhattan took the hit, however, in…
UPDATE: NYC Evacuation and Hurricane Irene Possible Landfall Map NOAA predicts that even if it remains an intensity 1 or 2, hurricane Irene might flood a good part of lower Manhattan, including Battery Park and Ground Zero (World Trade Center). The later,…
Both Nebraska nuclear power plants have been partially covered by the waters of the 2011 flood. The Fort Calhoun Nuclear plant came under threat after a protection berm collapsed and a turbine room was inundated. At the time of the incident the…