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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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Sandy makes New York’s East River even less appealing
Oil slicks have been spotted in the East River, but they're probably due to contaminants washing from land into water, not due to one big leak.
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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.
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Are we headed for a sudden climate disaster?
Climate scientist Richard Alley discovered that the Earth’s climate can shift practically overnight. Will it happen in our lifetimes? Probably not, he says, but we’re tempting fate.
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Clinton speaks out for Michigan’s troubled renewable energy measure
The former president's advocacy will help -- but it's hard to believe it can help enough.
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Microgrids could bring big green changes to power systems
Small electric grids could boost power reliability during emergencies like Hurricane Sandy.
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One of the most polluted bodies of water in New York is flooding
Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal is already overflowing.
