by Jerry Shaw December 1, 2023.

Update: August 19, 2024

1 Dead, 1 Missing During Historic Flood, More Storms, Flooding Expected Monday. 10 in. of rain in a few hours near Southbury along I-84..

Quotes from from Jan Ellen Spiegel of The CT Mirror, and The New York Times.

Jan Ellen wrote “Last summer made it clear that flooding is one of the greatest risks the Northeast faces from climate change. Warm air and oceans, along with sea level rise, mean more intense storms and floods — this summer, the summer of 2021 and likely summers in the future. The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released earlier this month, specifically noted extreme precipitation and flooding as a key climate change issue for the Northeast.” The New York Times did express some muted optimism in reporting on this assessment, but for flooding in the Northeast, not so much.

1) https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/08/ct-stormwater-flooding-climate-change-drainage-manual/

2) https://ctmirror.org/2023/11/05/ct-shoreline-flooding-climate-change/

3) https://ctmirror.org/2023/11/17/ct-flooding-climate-change/

4) https://ctmirror.org/2023/11/30/ct-climate-change-flooding-local-solutions/?utm_source=Connecticut+Mirror+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=803c26d799-CT+Mirror+Morning+Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_571d22f8e4-803c26d799-68478433&mc_cid=803c26d799&mc_eid=de2dcee2f8