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Flooding from Hurricane Florence, which battered the Carolinas this month, is so severe that NASA was able to spot darkened, contaminated rivers flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.

Nearly 8 trillion gallons of rain fell on North Carolina during the storm, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh. That deluge took a devastating toll, swelling rivers and inundating homes.

NASA satellite images released this week reveal just how engorged, and polluted the rivers and other waterways became.

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CLICK HERE - Wash your hands if you touch the ocean in NC – and forget swimming, experts warn

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Intensifying Hurricane Florence Poses Extreme Threat to Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

Sun, 2018-09-09 23:46 — Kathy Gilbeaux

washingtonpost.com - by Brian McNoldy and Jason Samenow - September 9, 2018

. . . “There is an increasing risk of two life-threatening impacts from Florence: Storm surge at the coast and freshwater flooding from a prolonged heavy rainfall event inland,” the National Hurricane Center wrote Sunday . . . We are particularly concerned about the rainfall potential in the Mid-Atlantic. Models have come into agreement that a northward turn before reaching the United States is unlikely and that a building high-pressure zone north of the storm will cause it to slow or stall once it reaches the coast or shortly thereafter.

Florence could sit over some part of the Mid-Atlantic for several days, similar to what Harvey did last year over eastern Texas. It has the potential to dump unthinkable amounts of rain over a large area in the Mid-Atlantic and perhaps into the Northeast. Rainfall could begin Friday or Saturday and continue into the following week. Where exactly the zone of heaviest rain sets up is a big uncertainty. It could reasonably occur anywhere between the mountains and the coast . . .

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District of Columbia Mayor Signs 50% Renewable Energy Standard

Tue, 2016-07-26 18:26 — Kathy Gilbeaux

utilitydive.com - by Robert Walton - July 26, 2016

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has signed legislation to push the nation's capital towards 50% renewable energy within the next 15 years, a goal she says will increase residents' access to clean energy while also creating jobs and new businesses.

The goal includes promises to serve 100,000 low-income residents with solar energy by 2032 and reduce their power bills by 50%.

To meet anticipated demand for solar energy, the city has partnered on a jobs program to provide District young adults with paid training in solar panel installation, energy efficiency, and basic safety and construction skills.

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Winter Storm Jonas

Tue, 2016-01-26 19:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

AN EXPANDING LIST OF INFORMATION ON WINTER STORM JONAS:

CLICK HERE - The Washington Post - Mid-Atlantic coastline flooded by blizzard’s storm surge. ‘This is worse than Sandy.’

CLICK HERE - National Weather Service - Active Alerts

CLICK HERE - NOAA - Forecasts and Warnings - Storm Surge and Coastal Inundation

CLICK HERE - National Weather Service - TIDES, TIDE GUIDANCE, and TIDAL IMPACT TABLES

CLICK HERE - nj.com - When to expect high tide flooding along the Jersey Shore this weekend

CLICK HERE - nbcnewyork.com - Road Travel Banned, Mass Transit Curtailed as Snowstorm Blasts Region

CLICK HERE - CNN - Blizzard strikes East Coast; motorists stranded for hours in 3 states

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Snow Total Forecast - Winter Storm Jonas

Wed, 2016-01-20 23:52 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Potential #snow totals for #Winter Storm #Jonas, keep in mind these numbers will likely change, latest on @AMHQ! pic.twitter.com/T6d4zRyX2X
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NASA: On the U.S. East Coast, Sea Level is Rising Two or Three Times Faster Than Average

Mon, 2015-08-31 22:03 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Glacial Rebound: The Not So Solid Earth

nasa.gov - August 26, 2015

When you fill a sink, the water rises at the same rate to the same height in every corner. That's not the way it works with our rising seas.

According to the 23-year record of satellite data from NASA and its partners, the sea level is rising a few millimeters a year -- a fraction of an inch. If you live on the U.S. East Coast, though, your sea level is rising two or three times faster than average. If you live in Scandinavia, it's falling. Residents of China's Yellow River delta are swamped by sea level rise of more than nine inches (25 centimeters) a year.

These regional differences in sea level change will become even more apparent in the future, as ice sheets melt. For instance, when the Amundsen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is totally gone, the average global sea level will rise four feet. But the East Coast of the United States will see an additional 14 to 15 inches above that average.

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