Wild Is The Wind

This week’s storm showed American crisis management at its best, yet raised questions about long-term planning.

An Oyster in the Storm, Op Ed by Paul Greenberg

“I wish I had some oysters. I’m not talking about oysters to eat … I’m talking about the oysters that once protected New Yorkers from storm surges, a bivalve population that numbered in the trillions and that played a critical role in stabilizing the shoreline from Washington to Boston…” An Op Ed by Paul Greenberg, The New York Times.

Sandy And Caribbean Devastation

Hurricane Sandy’s toll in the Caribbean amounts to at least 69 dead, thousands homeless and few funds available to rebuild. The majority of deaths and the most extensive damage fell upon Haiti, already devastated by the 2010 earthquake.

Is Sandy a Taste of Things to Come?

We should not be surprised. The melting of Arctic ice, rising sea levels, the warming atmosphere and changes to weather patterns are a potent combination likely to produce storms and tidal surges of unprecedented intensity, according to many experts.

NASA Examines Hurricane Sandy as it Affects the Eastern U.S.

On Monday, Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy was ravaging the Mid-Atlantic with heavy rains and tropical storm force winds as it closed in for landfall. The full moon on Monday could cause even greater flooding, because tides will be at their peak, and it was the possibility of a surge that prompted many to take precautions.

Northeast braces against terrifying megastorm

Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the Northeast buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 50 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation.

Dire Forecast as Hurricane Sandy Approaches US Coast

After causing heavy damage and at least 58 deaths in the Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall on the East Coast by Tuesday. No one can be certain how powerful it will become, but the signs are ominous.

Sandy to Erode Many Atlantic Beaches

Nearly three quarters of the coast along the Delmarva Peninsula is very likely to experience beach and dune erosion as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall, while overwash is expected along nearly half of the shoreline.

Sandy slams Cuba; ‘high impact’ likely in US Northeast

Hurricane Sandy grew into a major potential threat to the Northeast on Thursday after hammering Cuba’s second-largest city and taking aim at the Bahamas. It is likely to hit during a full moon when tides are near their highest, increasing coastal flooding potential, NOAA forecasts warn.