Why the nor’easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead

September 28, 2026 · 1:09 am 3 sources

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• Shipwreck found on Nantucket beach during storm
  BBC News · September 28, 2026 01:09
  The so-called nor'easter storm has washed up what may be a shipwreck from the 19th century in Massachusetts, local media says.

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• Why the nor'easter’s storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · September 30, 2026 12:44
  Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.

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• Why the nor'easter's storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead
  Phys.org · September 30, 2026 17:40
  As a powerful nor'easter hit the U.S. Atlantic coast in late September 2026, the ocean poured into coastal neighborhoods from North Carolina to New York. Water from the storm surge and heavy rain filled streets and surrounded homes as near-hurricane-force winds knocked out power. It may have even…