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New York Storm Surge

Will NYC Build A Barrier To Protect From Surges?

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 11.25.2012 | New York
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-- Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and...

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Matt Sledge

After Hurricane Sandy, The Costs Of Doing Nothing To Protect New York Come Into Focus

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.22.2012 | New York
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NEW YORK -- For years, the city and the state of New York commissioned reports about the dangers of rising sea levels combined with a powerful hurrica...

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An Upper East Side Building Becomes an Oasis for Its Next-Door Neighbor

Ramaa Reddy Raghavan | Posted 01.05.2013 | New York
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On Monday, October 29, Scott Falk was worried. He had made all necessary preparations for Hurricane Sandy as his building was designated a Zone A evacuation site. But it wasn't high tide as yet and already the storm surge had caused the FDR to flood.

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Joy Resmovits

Do Power Outages Have To Last This Long?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.02.2012 | Green
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NEW YORK -- When Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast, it flooded electrical substations and knocked down trees, shutting off power for 8.2 millions ...

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Matt Sledge

Sandy Blackouts Worsened By Utilities Lacking 'Boots On The Ground'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.02.2012 | Green
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NEW YORK -- Two days after Hurricane Sandy walloped the East Coast, electrical utility companies warned hundreds of thousands of customers from Long I...

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An Undeniable Truth

Shan Wells | Posted 10.31.2012 | Denver
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Janell Ross

New York Feels Hurricane Sandy Impact In Its Subways, Bridges, Tunnels

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 10.31.2012 | New York
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NEW YORK -- Two days after New York City closed its subway system in the face of Hurricane Sandy, swarms of New Yorkers made their way over the Queens...

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Matt Sledge

In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy, Bloomberg And Cuomo Say We Should Prepare For Climate Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 10.31.2012 | Politics
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NEW YORK -- A day after New York City experienced its worst storm surges in recorded history, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg said ...

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