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Report urges extreme weather superfund in wake of Sandy
2013-10-07 23:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Escalating costs from weather disasters like superstorm Sandy and the recent Colorado floods show the need for a new national disaster relief and preparation fund, paid for with new revenue including a levy on atmospheric carbon emissions, according to a new report by the New Jersey-based nonprofit group U.S. Strong. Sandy cost the American economy about $70 billion, with more than half of that in New Jersey, where uninsured losses and unmet needs are estimated to be between $8 billion and $13...
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Dark water: A year after Hurricane Sandy
2013-10-07 14:38:23| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In lines at the grocery store and the post office here, the usual pleasantries are still squeezed out by talk of the slow pace of reconstruction, spiking flood insurance premiums and whether the hospital, movie theater or sports club will ever reopen. Nearly a year after Sandy, you hear the same refrain everywhere: Hey, how are you doing? Are you guys back home yet? About a quarter, possibly more, are not. Our own extensive renovations were finished months ago, but I have yet to hang pictures...
Newtown, Conn., approve state grant to build new Sandy Hook Elementary
2013-10-07 07:48:00| American School & University
$50 million in state funding will enable the town to replace the school where 20 students and 6 adults were fatally shot. Safety at School read more
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The Most Detailed Visuals of Hurricane Sandy, Revealed
2013-10-03 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Scientists have recently developed awe-inspiring visualizations of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states a year ago. The visualizations, created using state-of-the-art computer models, provide some of most detailed looks at any hurricane to date. In this 3-D map of potential temperature, relatively cool air wraps around Sandy's core near the surface (purple and blue colors), while air parcels gain heat from moisture condensing into clouds and precipitation as...
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Sandy Blamed for Boardwalk Fire at the New Jersey Shore
2013-09-25 21:14:13| ENR.com: Headline News
County prosecutor says fire was in a totally inaccessible area of the boardwalk and was accidental.
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