HURRICANE
Saturn and moon match up tomorrow morning
We've only had one bright planet adorn the evening sky this winter - Jupiter. He's certainly generous with his moons, clouds belts and brilliant display, but he'll soon have company. The planet Satu...
Posted on 2/2/13 at 1:25 PM
Mystery Bridge Nr. 17: A Bridge with no name; no home
There are quite a few entries for the 2012 Ammann Awards under the category Mystery Bridges. This unique through truss bridge in Saline County, Arkansas is one of them. Discovered by David Backlin i...
Posted on 12/4/12 at 6:37 AM
Faces of the Boom: N.Y. brothers working in Williston feel helpless as storm devastates their home
WILLISTON, N.D. New York natives Kyle and Brian Nestor are in Williston looking for work, but their hearts are 2,000 miles away in New York. The brothers who moved to North Dakota about three week...
Posted on 11/5/12 at 1:56 AM
BBB Advice for Donating to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
As Hurricane Sandy churns into the history books, millions of people along the East Coast and down through the Caribbean will be struggling for months, if not years, to return their lives to normal. E...
Posted on 11/1/12 at 10:52 AM
Lutheran Disaster Response, ELCA synods, social ministry organizations prepare for hurricane Earl
From an ELCA press release: "Leaders and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) living along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States are preparing for Hurricane Earl, while ...
Posted on 9/1/10 at 5:28 PM
Cuomo: Sandy cost NY, NYC $42B in damage, loss
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Superstorm Sandy ran up a $42 billion bill on New York and the state and New York City will make big requests for disaster aid from the federal government.By Michael Gormley, Associated Press , November 26, 2012
Broadway takes a big hit from Superstorm Sandy
NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy, which darkened Broadway for four days, predictably ravaged the box offices around Times Square, with shows losing more than $8.5 million.By Mark Kennedy, AP Drama Writer , November 06, 2012
Utility workers face tasks monumental and mundane
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — For utility crews racing to restore power to residents of this waterfront city that have been sitting in the dark for a week, the task is both mundane and monumental: Clean a bunch of gunk off electrical equipment with rags and cleaning spray.By Jonathan Fahey, AP Energy Writer , November 06, 2012
Where will housing be found for Sandy's victims?
NEW YORK (AP) — Government leaders are turning their attention to the next crisis unfolding in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: finding housing for potentially tens of thousands of people left homeless.By Jennifer Peltz and Meghan Barr, Associated Press , November 06, 2012
Sandy affects local brothers
By Amy Dalrymple , November 05, 2012
NY marathoners run to help out hard-hit neighborhoods
By Cara Anna and Christina Rexrode, Associated Press , November 04, 2012
Falling temps add urgency to superstorm recovery
By Jocelyn Noveck and Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press , November 04, 2012
Electricity explains why some have gas, some don't
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a question that's rankled and bewildered many in the Northeast: Why do some areas struck by Superstorm Sandy have plenty of gasoline and others still don't?By Jonathan Fahey, AP Energy Writer , November 03, 2012
Storm was cruel to elderly who refused to evacuate
NEW YORK (AP) — Even with her Coney Island apartment squarely in the path of Superstorm Sandy, Loraine Gore was staying put. At age 90, she said, she had her reasons.By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press , November 03, 2012
With can-do stance on marathon, mayor misreads NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to sell the New York City Marathon as a symbolic victory for the city after a devastating storm, invoking two of the biggest symbols of them all — Rudy Giuliani and 9/11.By Amy Westfeldt and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press , November 03, 2012
Power returning after Sandy but weariness grows
NEW YORK (AP) — More New Yorkers awoke Saturday to power being restored for the first time since Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region, but patience was wearing thin among those who have been without power for most of the week.By Karen Matthews, Associated Press , November 03, 2012
In New York with no race to run
NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Frye got the news when he arrived at the Javits Center on Friday to pick up his packet of material for the New York City Marathon.By Ronald Blum, AP Sports Writer , November 02, 2012
ConEd prepped for big storm, got even bigger one
NEW YORK (AP) — Blame a very high tide driven by a full moon, the worst storm surge in nearly 200 years, and the placement of underground electrical equipment in flood-prone areas for the most extensive storm-related power outage in New York City's history.By Dave Carpenter, Jeff Donn and Jonathan Fahey, Associated Press , October 31, 2012
A slowed, darkened NYC begins to stir to life
By Jennifer Peltz and Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press , October 31, 2012
Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated
By Adam Geller, AP National Writer , October 31, 2012
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