Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-30 12:36:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 22A811677C36F355C89485FE8801B1C97776A3E381C77039F52133A52B062D4C
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The author is misleading by establishing causality of heavy rains and infrastructural inadequacy with climate change. Floods have occurred in New York previously. Ex. New York City was hit by record rainfall 120 years ago. (Climate change was not mentioned) https://www.brownstonedetectives.com/the-great-brooklyn-flood-of-1903/ https://www.nytimes.com/1903/10/10/archives/deluge-ties-up-railroad-traffic-lines-about-new-york.html?smid=tw-share
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