Princeton University: '100-Year' Floods Will Happen Every One to 30 Years, According to New Coastal Flood Prediction Maps
August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release:
A 100-year flood is supposed to be just that: a flood that occurs once every 100 years, or a flood that has a 1% chance of happening every year.
But Princeton researchers have developed new maps that predict coastal flooding for every county on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts and find 100-year floods could become annual occurrences in New England; and happen every . . .
A 100-year flood is supposed to be just that: a flood that occurs once every 100 years, or a flood that has a 1% chance of happening every year.
But Princeton researchers have developed new maps that predict coastal flooding for every county on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts and find 100-year floods could become annual occurrences in New England; and happen every . . .