New York and New Jersey flash flooding, rain
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A total of 3,040 warnings went out across the U.S. from Jan. 1 to July 15, the highest number since the modern alert system was adopted in 1986.
The state is now suing to restore $351 million in funding for projects aimed to upgrade drainage and protect public housing from flooding.
Flooding caused delays on multiple New York City subway lines Monday as torrential rain pummeled the Tri-State Area.
Republicans’ frantic project to end “woke” climate research has led them to axe funding aimed at helping mass transit cope with extreme weather events.
Another day of pop-up thunderstorms is expected for the tri-state area Thursday, this one potentially more widespread than the isolated cell that turned deadly in New Jersey a day ago. Any storms that do develop,