Articles by Philip Bump
Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.
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Density helps New Yorkers keep the lights on
Dense housing means underground power lines. Which means power even after an überstorm hits.
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Romney doesn’t want to talk about preparing for or responding to Sandy
Last year, Mitt Romney said the federal government should get out of the emergency-management business. Now he's not saying anything at all.
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New York City’s latest massive disaster
The most effective predictor of who would be spared the worst impacts: elevation.
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Your Sandy symbolism of the morning: An oil tanker stranded on Staten Island
The 150-foot-long vessel washed up on the island's eastern edge last night.
