Once-in-a-Lifetime Floods to Become Regular Occurrences by End of Century

Flood levels reached by Superstorm Sandy could be seen every four years by the end of the 21st century

Jan 07, 2021 |

Hundred Year Floods — Superstorm Sandy-level floods could happen every four years by the end of the 21st century. (Photo Courtesy of the Stevens Institute of Technology)

Superstorm Sandy brought flood levels to the New York region that had not been seen in generations. Causing an estimated $74.1 billion in damages, Sandy was the fourth costliest U.S. storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and hurricanes Harvey and Maria in 2017. Now, researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, have found that 100-year and 500-year flood levels could become regular occurrences for the thousands of homes surrounding Jamaica Bay, New York, by the end of the century.The U.S. National Science Foundation-funded study, led by Reza Marsooli, can help policymakers and the coastal municipality of Jamaica Bay make decisions on

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