Normally, you can stand right at those bollards.
NorthendWaterfront.com posts photos of flooding along the waterfront today, including Long Wharf (above) and Columbus Park.
The sea level rise from Boston Harbor appeared worse than that seen during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 despite significantly less wave action. For example, today’s high tide showed a record level of water intrusion on the harborwalk at Christopher Columbus Park. Sea level rise and Boston’s rising tides have also been recently reflected in the recently proposed FEMA flood maps.
Compare this Long Wharf photo to this photo, taken at the height of Sandy.
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Tide comes in way too high
By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 5:05pm
These sorts of things creep me out more than the crashing waves on seawalls during storms. The tide that keeps coming in ... and rising ... and rising.
Whimper, not bang.
The creepiest is Fort Point Channel
By adamg
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 6:03pm
You just don't expect flooding there (photo shows flooding this morning in the same spot where the channel flooded during Sandy).
Oh, that makes me happy ...
By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 8:14pm
Happy that I didn't have to physically appear at work and happy that my husband and I didn't have to carpool ... or is that car + pool ... this morning.
Yes, I too
By Brian Riccio
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 5:50pm
think that a storm will happen sooner than later that will challenge the term "Innovation District".
Alternative name
By rsybuchanan
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 9:13pm
Come the inevitable flood, we can change it to the Inundation District.
Already in use
By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 10:28pm
Although it may be interesting to see what sort of innovations are employed when the innundations begin.
Yes
By bulgingbuick
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 12:26pm
the inundation district.
Relatively frequent.
By Craiggles
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 11:41am
I work down by Columbus park and have seen the tide come up and over many times in the last few years. Not just during Sandy (though that was the first time I saw seaweed on Atlantic Ave) or after a storm. One particular day I was leading a tour to the end of Long Wharf and the compass at the end was almost a wading pool! Definitely a conversation piece about the height of tides in the area.
Columbus Park
By downtown-anon
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 12:42pm
http://i.imgur.com/P3n1uGI.jpg
So that's the ocean emptying
By lost-at-sea
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 1:17pm
So that's the ocean emptying into the storm drain on its way to Deer Island ......
Naw
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 2:20pm
That's a fairly new set up in that park. Given that there aren't likely any cars dripping oil and antifreeze, that probably drains back into the harbor ... or into a storm water reservoir.
Flooding
By J Tuttle
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 1:38pm
It is going to get a lot worst and shouldn't come as surprise. Check out U MA Green Harbor Inc project