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Breezy Point, Queens, reels from hurricane-caused inferno [VIDEO]
The quaint seaside hamlet became a scene of devastation after gale-force winds abetted a fire that ultimately leveled over 100 homes.
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Mayor Bloomberg’s ASL interpreter was the unsung hero of Sandy
Lydia Callis kept New Yorkers sane, and gave them something awesome to look at during a tense time.
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The most first-worldy complaints about superstorm Sandy
Superstorm Sandy has brought on some serious #firstworldproblems for Wall Street traders and CEOs in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.
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Baby walrus perfectly safe after superstorm
He was at an aquarium in Coney Island, not exactly best place to weather the storm. The entire place was underwater, and not in the way aquariums usually are.
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The Great Transition, Part II: Building a Wind-Centered Economy
By Lester R. Brown In the race to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy and avoid runaway climate change, wind has opened a wide lead on both solar and geothermal energy. Solar panels, with a capacity totaling 70,000 megawatts, and geothermal power plants, with a capacity of some 11,000 megawatts, are generating […]
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Woman wants memorial for fish that died in a traffic accident
An Orange County woman wants there to be a memorial for some fish that got in a car accident. Yes, she's a member of PETA, why do you ask?
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Sandy wipes out biggest beekeeping operation in New York City
Superstorm Sandy destroyed hives that were home to a million bees in Brooklyn, a blow to efforts to develop bees well-suited to New York City.
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Hawks vs. scolds: How ‘reverse tribalism’ affects climate communication
When connecting extreme weather to climate change, hawks are in a constant battle with scolds who tell them to tone it down. But storms like Sandy provide an opportunity to give the issue lasting cultural resonance.
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NASA warned New York about hurricane danger six years ago
Scientists told us a storm like Sandy would be catastrophic. When will we get better at dealing with long-range risks?
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A boat on the train tracks, and other transportation effects from Sandy
Some pictures of Sandy's impact on the region's transportation, plus resources for finding out when you'll be able to use buses and trains again.
