Aerial Pictures Show Hurricane Sandy’s Destruction
"Sandy taught us yet again that not all Cat-1 hurricanes are created equal: the superstorm's enormous fetch over the Atlantic produced storm surge and wave erosion of historic proportions," said USGS Director Marcia McNutt. "We have seized this opportunity to gather unique data on a major coastline-altering event." … Read More
Rare November Snowstorm Strikes In Wake Of Sandy
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The combination of heavy, wet snow and strong winds caused at least 375,000 homes in New York and New Jersey to lose power, and snarled travel by making roads hazardous and shutting down the Long Island Rail Road due to downed trees along the tracks. According to the New York Times, there are about 683,000 homes in the tristate area that remained i… Read More
New Storm Bringing Snow, Flooding to Storm-Weary Coast
Although the high wind threat for inland areas is not as significant as it was during Sandy, if heavy, wet snow accumulates on trees and power lines it could result in a new round of power outages in parts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts that are still recovering. … Read More
Stunning NASA Visualizations: Sandy vs. Katrina
The visualizations show that both the extent and location of the strongest winds differed greatly between these two damaging storms. In the case of Katrina, tropical storm force winds stretched about 300 miles from edge to edge, and the strongest winds were located within a circle of towering thunderstorms surrounding the storm center, known as the… Read More
New Storm May Spare Jersey Shore From Worst Impacts
In a public forecast discussion on Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast office for New York City stated that if the storm tracks further offshore, as more recent computer modeling suggests, then the “impacts however might not be as significant as previously forecast... but still significant nevertheless.… Read More
New Storm Threatens Areas Hit Hard By Hurricane Sandy
Even before the nor’easter, though, there is another weather threat that could hinder storm recovery efforts, and threaten those who are still without power. Preceding the storm will be colder than usual weather for this time of year, with most areas outside of New York City dipping below freezing on Monday night.… Read More
Lack of Hurricane Warnings May Help Homeowners
Michael Barry of the Insurance Information Institute told Climate Central that Hurricane Sandy will likely force state insurance regulators and insurance companies to think about how to price the impacts of future high impact post-tropical storms like Sandy, even as meteorologists argue about the last one.… Read More
Ben Strauss Talks Hurricane Sandy and Flood Risks
Climate Central's COO and Director of the Program on Sea Level Rise Ben Strauss appeared on a myriad of national media outlets including CNN, NBC, CBS, and ABC to discuss Hurricane Sandy and it's historic flood risk. Below are a select few:… Read More
