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Category: Sandy
NYT posts interactive map of Sandy’s flooding
The New York Times has posted a fascinating interactive map of Hurricane Sandy’s flooding in the New York City area. It shows the depth of the water in each area and you can zoom in for block-by-block and even house-by-house detail. Continue reading NYT posts interactive map of Sandy’s flooding
Best photograph of the NY power outage
Of all the pictures we’ve seen of lower Manhattan’s power outage, this has to be the best. Not a dark skyline silhouetted against a still-glowing uptown or a dark patch in a sea of light, but a stark half-and-half depiction of the city’s haves and have nots, emphasized by the road and its center … Continue reading Best photograph of the NY power outage
Google crisis map keys on Sandy
Just when I’d decided Google does everything worth doing, I’ve found they also do crisis maps. Being both a map nut and a weather watcher, I found this particularly intriguing. I guess it took an event like Hurricane Sandy to bring it to my attention. Be sure to scroll down on the right to see … Continue reading Google crisis map keys on Sandy
Hurricane Sandy claims tall ship Bounty
(Updated Oct. 30, 2012) The beautiful tall ship Bounty is gone, sunk off Cape Hatteras by Hurricane Sandy. Her crew of 16 was forced to abandon ship in the middle of the night last night, and two of them were swept into the sea while trying to board the life rafts. The Coast Guard has … Continue reading Hurricane Sandy claims tall ship Bounty
Sandy approaching NYC
Want to see Hurricane Sandy approaching New York harbor? Or more accurately at the moment, hear her? Check out the live streaming video of NY harbor from the Statue of Liberty. You can see the white caps at the bottom of the picture and watch boats steaming for shelter, but what makes you shiver is … Continue reading Sandy approaching NYC