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New Forecasting Tool Eyed for Hurricane Season
After storms like Sandy inundated coastal areas last year, forecasters have developed an experimental model to show potential areas of impact in a deadly "storm surge." (May 23)
Jersey shore readies for 1st post-Sandy summer
The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year. The smell of funnel cakes, french fries and pizza will mingle with the salt air, and the screech of seagulls will be heard, but so will the thwack of hammers ...
Report: Feds' warnings about Sandy were confusing
Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New Jersey, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stopped calling it a hurricane. Instead it shifted focus ...
Demolition begins on NJ coaster wrecked by Sandy
Riding the Jet Star roller coaster as a girl vacationing at the Jersey shore, Nicole Jones said there was always that one breath-catching moment when the passenger cars swerved toward the ocean, as if threatening to dump riders into the surf. When Superstorm Sandy hit last October, it was the ...
Rockefeller Foundation Donnates $100M for Cities to Recover from Disaster
Rockefeller Foundation president Dr. Judith Rodin explains the group's plan to raise $100 million for 100 cities to help them better prepare for natural and man-made disasters. Photo: Getty Images.
Interior Dept. releases $475m in Sandy aid
The Interior Department on Tuesday said it is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy, which roared up the East Coast last fall. The money will go for 234 projects that will repair and rebuild parks, refuges and other agency facilities damaged by the ...
Hurricane center chief focusing on water hazards
Last year's hurricane season drove home some big lessons, the nation's chief hurricane forecaster said Tuesday: Storm surge and flooding are dangerous and difficult to predict, and sometimes it's even harder to communicate that sense of urgency to the public. It wasn't just high winds that posed a threat and ...
NJ couple sell comics to help rebuild after Sandy
A New Jersey couple is auctioning off a collection of comic books to help rebuild their properties destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. Brick and Britta Wenzel of Lavallette tell The Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/17JDxtQ) the storm caused about $850,000 of damage to their seven properties that include Salty's. The restaurant, gift ...
APNewsBreak: Harry to visit storm-wrecked US town
The mayor of a storm-wrecked Jersey shore town said Monday that England's Prince Harry will visit next week before heading to a news conference nearby. Mantoloking Mayor George Nebel said Monday that Harry, an heir to the British throne, will take a short walk along Barnegat Lane, along the town's ...
NYC to add 640K people to evacuation zones
Hurricane evacuation areas would encompass 640,000 more city residents, and the number of zones would double, under plans disclosed Friday. Details on the new zones won't be released until June, but the changes could mean neighborhoods around the city might newly be told to clear out ahead of future storms, ...
Christie: Obama 'kept every promise' on storm aid
Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. Hours later, Obama's housing secretary approved New Jersey's plans to spend $1.83 billion in federal money to help the state rebuild and recover from the storm. Speaking ...
Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months later
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. Six months later, the region is still recovering and the ...
Superstorm Sandy Six Month Anniversary
Six-months after Superstorm Sandy, shore towns are rebuilding, but recovery is slow. Remnants of Sandy's destruction are clearly visible. Towns are working hard to complete boardwalk projects to draw tourists back in time for summer. (April...
Superstorm Sandy homes still damaged, 6 months later
Six months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery.
6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ
The 9-year-old girl who got New Jersey's tough-guy governor to shed a tear as he comforted her after her home was destroyed is bummed because she now lives far from her best friend and has nowhere to hang her One Direction posters. A New Jersey woman whose home was overtaken ...
In Cuba, much work remains 6 months after Sandy
Many people in eastern Cuba are still living with family or in houses covered by flimsy makeshift rooftops six months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the island's eastern provinces, residents and aid workers said Thursday. Many praised the government's efforts to rebuild Santiago and other cities but said much work remains ...
Some Superstorm Sandy cleanup crews still haven't been paid
Cleanup crews hired by contractors to clean up after Superstorm Sandy still haven’t been paid. HLN says the subcontracting company that hired them picked up and left. WBND says the workers, who were clearing trees from city parks, have stopped working since they haven’t been paid in weeks. WABC says ...
'Sandy' has been retired from Atlantic hurricane names
“Fox & Friends” reports the World Meteorological Organization retired Sandy from the official list of Atlantic hurricane names. NOAA explains that storm names are reused every six years. However, if a storm is so deadly or costly, repeating a name might be insensitive or confusing. Preliminary U.S. damage estimates are ...
Sandy Fund Run By Gov. Christie's Wife Comes Under Fire
Non-profit charities have their hands full, trying to help erase the damage inflicted by a super-storm. But is the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund – run by none other than Governor Chris Christie’s wife doing enough? The first lady’s charity has reportedly already raised $32 million in the four ...
New York Sees Increase In Due Dates Nine Months After Hurricane Sandy
Turns out that Hurricane Sandy baby boom in New York might really be happening. The New York Post reports the city seeing a big bump in expecting mothers with due dates in July and August-- exactly nine months after the devastating superstorm ripped through the region, shutting off power, and ...
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