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The Winter Storm That Ruined Christmas (Travel): New Photos of the Fallout
Tornadoes. Snow. Ice. Downpours. Only hours after opening Christmas presents, Americans were confronting, and coping with, severe weather across a wide swath of the country.
Hurricane Sandy By the Numbers: A Superstorm’s Statistics, One Month Later
Four weeks ago today, east coast residents were huddled in their homes with fresh batteries and bottles of water, hoping for the best as Hurricane Sandy bore down on the region. We now know that, for many, the storm was a worst …
The Roller Coaster and the Sea: How a Jersey Shore Town is Picking Up the Pieces After Sandy
People aren’t being allowed back into Seaside Heights yet and the task of rebuilding the community is daunting – and expensive
In Sandy’s Wake: On the Ground Along the Jersey Shore
Superstorm Sandy may have ended, but rescue efforts are far from over.
After Sandy, Returning to Ruins in Breezy Point
When Hurricane Sandy hit, the tranquil beach town of Breezy Point erupted in fire and floods. As residents returned two days later, some discovered they had lost everything
Climate Change and Sandy: Why We Need to Prepare for a Warmer World
After a campaign season in which it was the missing in action issue, climate change roared back into relevancy in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Bill McKibben, the writer-turned-activist behind 350.org, put it in stark terms.
Superstorm Sandy Estimated to Cause $20 Billion in Damage in U.S.
Even before Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast of the U.S., economists were predicting that the historic storm would cause billions of dollars in damage across more than a dozen states where planes were grounded, …
Should the Federal Government Be Subsidizing Flood Insurance?
As Hurricane Sandy continues to batter the Eastern seaboard of the U.S., one thing is for certain: insurance companies will be ponying up for billions of dollars in property damage caused by high winds.
What Do You Mean the Hurricane Isn’t All About New York?
With intermittent rainfall and capricious winds, New York was growing impatient with still-distant Hurricane Sandy. But she’s on her way–and won’t treat the city special.
Hurricane Sandy Bears Down on the East Coast
Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline late Monday, Oct. 29, hurling seawater at cities and towns along the eastern seaboard. In New York City, storm surge flooded tunnels, subway stations and parts of the city’s …
The Sybarite’s Survival Guide: Riding Out Hurricane Sandy, Chapter 1
TIME’s office gourmand surveys the threat of Sandy and runs into the harsh culinary economics of a city preparing for catastrophe.
Anxiously Awaiting Isaac: Louisiana Gets Ready for a Hurricane
Just in time for the seventh anniversary of Katrina, Isaac barrels up the Gulf to a region that has learned to take storms seriously