More flooding in N.J.? Get used to it, climatologist says
The heavy rainfall during Irene and Lee followed a wetter than normal month, which helped exacerbate flooding.“The ground just can’t absorb much of that rain falling,” said state Climatologist David A. Robinson at Rutgers University. “The rivers, which at this time of the year tend to be at their seasonal lows, were continuing to run several times what it normally is this year.”
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The heavy rainfall during Irene and Lee followed a wetter than normal month, which helped exacerbate flooding.“The ground just can’t absorb much of that rain falling,” said state Climatologist David A. Robinson at Rutgers University. “The rivers, which at this time of the year tend to be at their seasonal lows, were continuing to run several times what it normally is this year.”
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