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Live bird markets in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County will be shut down for a week after seven cases of avian flu in poultry were found at live bird markets in Brooklyn, the Bronx ...
Hoboken, New Jersey, and other cities and towns around New York City also experienced flooding. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called for state offices to close at 3 p.m., except for essential personnel.
Flooding had caused major disruptions to New York's subway system and the Metro North commuter rail service, according to New York City's heavy rain is 'new normal' due to climate change, governor ...
Numerous locations across received more than 4 inches (100 mm) of rain in New York, with the highest total being recorded in Park Slope, where 9.80 inches (249 mm) of rain fell. [17] Central Park received 5.48 inches (139 mm) of rainfall, Midtown Manhattan recording 6.09 inches (155 mm) of rain, 6.19 inches (157 mm) of rain fell in Fordham ...
The 2016 New York Drought was by some measures the worst drought to affect Western New York and parts of the Finger Lakes Region and Southern Tier on record. [1] By the middle of July, the percent of the state by area that was in a D-2 (Severe Drought) according to the United States Drought Monitor was 23.01%, the greatest amount since the ...
Heavy rainfall also affected the region, with 1.5–2.5 inches (38–64 mm) of rain falling on December 23. [47] The storm resulted in over 27,000 power outages on Long Island. [48] Following the storm, the New York metropolitan area recorded their coldest temperature in nearly four years, since January 31, 2019. [49]
The dry weather has also fueled an unusually active fire season in New York. The city's fire department responded to 229 brush fires from Oct. 29 to Nov. 12 – a record for any two-week stretch.
A weather cancellation or delay is closure, cancellation, or delay of an institution, operation, or event as a result of inclement weather. Certain institutions, such as schools, are likely to close when bad weather, such as snow, flooding, air pollution , tropical cyclones , or extreme heat , causes power outages , or otherwise impedes public ...