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

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.

2026年9月的東北風暴之所以造成嚴重沿海洪水，是強向岸風、緩慢移動、滿月大潮與海平面上升共同疊加的結果。作者指出，即便未來風暴不增強，海平面上升也會讓同類風暴更具破壞性，而強厄爾尼諾冬季可能帶來更多降水型沿海風暴。