In the early 1940s, Suzanne Hornick’s family bought a bit of land in Ocean City, New Jersey where Hornick herself now lives. I’ve been sitting on this same couple square grains of sand my whole life,” she said. “I don’t like any other beach, I’m attached to my own little[…]
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How New Orleans ISeeChangers are informing flood planning
In New Orleans, ISeeChange works to understand storms, flooding and how weather and climate change impact residents’ daily lives. Since its initial pilot in the Gentilly neighborhood in 2017, the ISeeChange community in the city has grown in members, observations and impactful contributions to city knowledge. In 2018, ISeeChange and[…]
What’s a two-year storm in New Orleans?
Flooding in New Orleans complicates commutes, causes damage to cars and homes, and makes residents question whether it’s safe for their kids to walk through stagnant puddles to get to their bus stop. The city is working on new drainage infrastructure projects aimed at alleviating residents’ concerns, coping with climate[…]
ISeeChange and NOLA Ready partner to track rainfall and flooding in New Orleans, distributing free rain gauges to neighborhood volunteers
For six years, ISeeChange has rallied citizen scientists, curious neighbors, and communities on the frontlines of our changing climate to track the impacts and tell us their stories. As climate models predict more intense rainfall, ISeeChange is ramping up our understanding of storms and flooding. Together with NOLA Ready, the[…]
Summer storms reveal that New Orleans has more than just a pump problem
Constanza Porche, a bus driver for Tulane University, travels all over town. On August 5, 2017 at one point along her route uptown, it started raining and Porche soon began to see water spouting out of the manholes on the street. Some streets stayed clear of water while others were quickly submerged.[…]
Can A Saltier Sea Predict Spring and Summer Floods in the Gulf South and Midwest?
New Orleans is no stranger to downpours and flooded streets. But this year, residents found themselves even wetter than usual. Brooke Perry has lived in New Orleans for five years. Her home is in the Gentilly neighborhood, which stretches from below sea level to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Some[…]
Your thoughts and your ‘shots: We want ’em. For science. Happy Labor Day!
So, you take a photo, send it to ISeeChange and post a short note about what you see in your town or backyard. How might that help us understand a changing climate? Our partners at the Earth Observation and Modeling Facility at the University of Oklahoma can answer that, because[…]
Yes. Your streets are flooding more.
Destiney Bell’s yard is flooded, and this isn’t the first time. Most storms turn Bell’s lawn into a lake, transforming her house on a busy New Orleans corner into an island of inconvenience. A half hour of heavy rain means that she wades through half a foot of water just[…]
Harlem Heat investigation launches with #ISeeChange as partner
We’re really excited to be a part of AdaptNY’s just-launched #HarlemHeat investigation. With the help of citizen observers, a coalition led by AdaptNY and WNYC will look into what it’s like to live in apartments without air conditioning in a warming world, in an urban area where heat impacts send[…]
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