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El Niño Made a Nuisance of itself in 2015

Record ‘nuisance flooding’ in many U.S. cities tied to Pacific weather pattern

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2016 The frequency of nuisance tidal flooding in many U.S. cities increased as predicted for the 2015 meteorological year, from May 2015 to April 2016, according to a new NOAA report issued today.

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Pedestrians stroll past standing water in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia in May 2016 after high tides in the Potomac River inundated the street.

In some cities, the days of nuisance flooding exceeded trends and broke records, especially in the southeastern U.S and Gulf Coast, which may be due to…

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