{"id":5375,"date":"2024-03-22T11:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wradrb.org\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2024-03-22T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:54:20","slug":"philadelphia-is-not-directly-next-to-the-oceanbut-still-floods-with-high-tides-how-and-why-does-this-happen-what-can-we-do-to-prevent-and-prepare-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wradrb.org\/philadelphia-is-not-directly-next-to-the-oceanbut-still-floods-with-high-tides-how-and-why-does-this-happen-what-can-we-do-to-prevent-and-prepare-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia floods with high tides. How does this happen? What can we do to prevent and prepare for it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Angie Bacha<\/a> writes for Green Philly<\/a>‘s latest Eco-Explainer: What is Tidal flooding, and why does it happen in Philly? An excerpt from her excellent article below, with a link to the full article here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Angie Bacha (March 20, 2024)<\/em> – The National Weather Service issued a\u00a0Coastal Flood Advisory<\/a>\u00a0for Philadelphia and surrounding counties on February 5th. It had been a dry weekend, even sunny at times in the days prior. A flood warning for the city seemed out of the ordinary for these mild weather circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet, Philadelphia is not immune to flooding on sunny days like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n