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New York City officials have urged city residents to conserve "every drop" of water amid record-breaking drought in October (www.nyc.gov)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

When did NYC start having droughts? I lived there 2 years and never heard of this lmao

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

New Jersey just had a record dry September and October: https://www.northjersey.com/story/weather/2024/11/01/2024-nj-driest-september-october-recorded-history-rain/75992861007/

Plenty of places had no measurable rainfall.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

NYC water supply is an hour north in Westchester and 2 hours north in the Catskills. They don't drink ground water from their locale.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

crazy flooding the past 3 years and now this is nuts

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I guess we can scrap the plans for that sea wall!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

welcome to the new normal

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think Philadelphia is in the middle of a notably long time (possibly a record) without rain, too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I get the impression people tend to underestimate just how bad climate change is going to be for the global north in the coming years.