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Mother Nature's Wrath In the Hudson Valley: 2021 Year In Review

Back-To-Back-To-Back Snowstorms | Dangerous Heatwaves | A Near Miss Before Disaster | Getting Serious About Climate Change

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The weather events of 2021 will have a lasting legacy in the Hudson Valley.
The weather events of 2021 will have a lasting legacy in the Hudson Valley. (Jeff Edwards | Patch )

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — 2021 was a year of extreme weather in the Hudson Valley, from crippling snowstorms to deadly heatwaves and a natural disaster that has communities still trying to recover into the new year. Meanwhile, local leaders are getting serious about reacting to climate change.

2021 started with snow burying the Hudson Valley (Lanning Taliaferro | Patch)
In the summer of 2021, flooded roadways became an all too frequent occurrence. (Jeff Edwards | Patch)
Mamaroneck escaped serious flooding from Henri, but was not quite as lucky when Ida arrived just weeks later.
Recovery from Ida will continue into the new year across the Hudson Valley (Jeff Edwards | Patch).

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