More Flooding To Come in Region's Coastal Areas

Some coastal communities in the U.S. could see tidal flooding quadruple in the next three decades.

That's according to a new study released by the Union of Concerned Scientists. The group says cities like Atlantic City and Cape May in New Jersey could see tidal flooding more than 240 times a year and those flood waters could be higher and cause more damage.

"That means that garden-variety tides can now cause minor flooding and that means that the extreme kind of tides that we see during full moons and this week can cause more extensive flooding," said analyst Erika Spanger-Siegfried, who co-authored the report.

An especially-high seasonal tide along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is in effect until Friday. The report shows that could increase tenfold by 2045. 

Jamaica Bay in Queens is under threat, with many communities already seeing up to 24 floods a year.

"Clearly when we add sea level rise on that, that community is going to need some help preparing," Spanger-Siegfried said.

On Long Island, Bergen Point and Kings Point will see more than 100 a year and Battery Park in Manhattan will face 59 tidal floods in the next 30 years.