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^^ Oddly Philly (South especially and part of Old City even Center City) is more subject to flood than Manhattan based on maps I have seen
No, Philly center city is actually pretty good as far as sea level rise projections. Center City is upward of 40ft navd88. well above projections. Even Society Hill and Olde City are up at 25ft navd88. It just goes up and up from there as you go west and north. South Philly is low, but not as low as Miami or Charleston. My house in SWCC is at 68ft navd88. Mean Sea level along the Del River in Philly is around .39feet above navd88. So Center City is basically at 39 feet and change above sea level. The NOAA sea level rise viewer doesn't go above 10 feet of sea level rise. But I entered that and Charleston was gone and Philly was barely touched except for the airport and small sections of the waterfront. Same for Boston and Manhattan.
Will sea level rise cause Boston, NYC and Philly to gradually shift their cores inland a bit, as opposed to right on top of the water now? So in a hundred years, will West Philly be like Center City now, and will Manhattan move up towards the Bronx or into the NJ suburbs? Or will these cities keep their downtowns right as they are and just build insane flood prevention systems? How long can this go on for? Or will we find a permenant solution to sea level rise?
Sure,,that's' why they are still building on available waterfront [sac]
The waterfront area in downtown Boston is beginning to see the effects of rising seas more often. It is now not that unusual for the area near the Aquarium to see flooding with strong coastal storms, particularly winter nor'easters with strong winds. Atlantic Avenue's name gains more meaning with it under several feet of salt water. In addition to the street flooding, it affects the MBTA subway system with water rushing down the stairs (similar to a cascading waterfall) and onto the tracks of the Aquarium Station on the Blue Line.
The waterfront area in downtown Boston is beginning to see the effects of rising seas more often. It is now not that unusual for the area near the Aquarium to see flooding with strong coastal storms, particularly winter nor'easters with strong winds. Atlantic Avenue's name gains more meaning with it under several feet of salt water. In addition to the street flooding, it affects the MBTA subway system with water rushing down the stairs (similar to a cascading waterfall) and onto the tracks of the Aquarium Station on the Blue Line.
It is unusual. Those storms that got to Aquarium station were the highest and 3rd highest storm surges ever in Boston and hit during High Tide during a New Moon. Also only the Jan 2nd one did water enter the station.
It is unusual. Those storms that got to Aquarium station were the highest and 3rd highest storm surges ever in Boston and hit during High Tide during a New Moon. Also only the Jan 2nd one did water enter the station.
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