NYSEG estimates fewer than 750 people were without power as of Monday afternoon. This comes after about 19,000 people lost power. Outages stretched from Elmira to Oneonta.
Art
Calling All Artists for a New York Memorial Honoring Puerto Rico
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Artists and architects from across can create a proposal for a memorial honoring the victims of Hurricane Maria.
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What Do We Really Know About What Causes Harmful Algal Blooms?
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“Sometimes while you’re doing this job, you do think, ‘Wow, I am the luckiest guy to be paid to go out on the lake.’ Even though there are some problems on the lake, it’s still wonderful to be out there.”
News
Proposed Study Would Look At Higher Precipitation Levels In Great Lakes Region
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“We recognize that the storms will happen more and more often, become more and more severe – so this is going to be the new normal. What’s not clear yet is how intense it will be.”
News
Environmental Group Asks To Stagger Shipping On The St. Lawrence River
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It wants a shipping suspended several days a week this summer to allow more water to go through the Moses Saunders dam near Massena.
News
Report: Without Bold Climate Action, Deadly Heat Waves In Store For PA
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Pennsylvania faces unprecedented, deadly heat waves in the coming decades unless aggressive action is taken to combat climate change, according to a new report published Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Heat, Early Rain Create Fertile Conditions For Harmful Algal Blooms
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Several bodies of water in central New York have reported harmful algal blooms in recent weeks. With temperatures heating up after a wet spring, conditions are ripe for the blooms.
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It’s Happened Before: The Long History Of Flooding On Lake Ontario
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Flooding on Lake Ontario broke records this year. A lot of shoreline residents say they’ve never seen water levels anywhere near this year’s, but in fact Lake Ontario has flooded many times before.
Government
Governor’s Commission Solicits Ideas For Resiliency Projects On Lake Ontario
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“It is not the governor’s desire for this funding to be used for damage assistance. It’s to improve the resiliency of the lake shore.”
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IJC To Review Plan 2014, But Say Nothing Can Be Done To Ease Flooding This Year
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“…we’ve had catastrophic flooding on the shore of Lake Ontario two out of three years,” said Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus)
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In Little Sodus Bay, High Water Again Afflicts Shoreline Businesses
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“Every time it rains, every time the wind blows from the wrong direction, we’re battling to stay dry, to stay open.”