Showing posts with label Frankenstorm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frankenstorm. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Jackson Heights Hurricane Sandy Initial Damage Photographs

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Initial Jackson Heights - Hurricane Sandy Damage Photographs

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On Tuesday morning, residents of Jackson Heights, Queens, tried to assess the damage to their neighborhood from the rain and wind gusts from Hurricane Sandy. The local Starbucks was closed, and local people looked disoriented and desperate for over-priced coffee.

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There were some downed trees.

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Nobody knows when the New York City subway system will re-open. Many subway tunnels are flooded from the storm surge.

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The seemingly minor damage in some parts of Jackson Heights was met with gratitude by residents. People in other parts of Queens and the rest of New York City were not so fortunate.

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Now that Hurricane Sandy has moved on, the recovery efforts will get underway.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Lower Manhattan Flooded in 1960 After Hurricane Donna

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1960 Flooding Photograph Lower Manhattan Hurricane Donna New York City

In 1960, Lower Manhattan was flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Donna. Will the same thing happen to New York City after Hurricane Sandy makes landfall ? The risk of flooding is being compounded by the high tides and the Full Moon on Monday, October 29, 2012.

From The New York Times :

The hurricane center said through the day on Sunday that Hurricane Sandy was “expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the mid-Atlantic Coast, including Long Island Sound and New York Harbor.”

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