How continental shelf seiches triggered flooding following New York and New Jersey hurricanes

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Jun 23, 2026, 3:09 pm128 ptsTrending
In 1938 and 1944, two major hurricanes struck Long Island, and after the initial winds subsided, the surges came back unexpectedly hours later, leading observers to wonder whether this was a tsunami. In a study appearing in Continental Shelf Research, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology explain the…

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