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How Sandy Has Affected the Nassau Real Estate Market
2013-02-01 21:44:56| Real Estate - Topix.net
Karen Szteinberg had been in contract to sell her South Merrick home and in the process of buying a co-op in Freeport - and then Hurricane Sandy hit.
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CL&P Receives National Honors for Superstorm Sandy Performance
2013-01-30 22:06:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Following the widespread devastation of Superstorm Sandy, Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) is receiving national honors for its successful power restoration.
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Sandy debris, extreme weather fears raised at Babylon hearing
2013-01-30 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Long Island Press: In a week that saw January temperatures on Long Island range from the single digits to an unseasonable 54 degrees, the causes and effects of extreme weather drew the chairman of the state Assemblys standing committee on environmental conservation, Assemb. Robert Sweeney (D-Lindenhurst), to Babylon Town Hall on Wednesday, where he held a public hearing on what steps the government should take in the wake of the destruction left behind by Superstorm Sandy and the increasing likelihood that the future...
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Sand After Sandy: Scientists Map Sea Floor For Sediment
2013-01-29 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Congress has now agreed to give some $60 billion to states damaged by Hurricane Sandy. A lot will go to Long Island, one of the hardest hit areas. Besides damages to homes and businesses, its system of protective barrier islands and beaches were partially washed away. Scientists are trying to find out where that sand and sediment went, and whether it can be used to rebuild Long Island's defenses. In January. On a boat in Long Island Bay. The field conditions are not pleasant. But to ocean...
Congress Passed the Sandy Aid Bill
2013-01-29 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Atlantic: As expected, the Senate passed a $50.5 billion aid package on Monday evening to help rebuild areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. With the $9.7 billion increase in national flood insurance that was passed earlier this month, Sandy victims now have $60.2 billion coming to their rescue. But who exactly gets all that money? And when? Well, the next stop for the Sandy relief bill itself is obviously the president's desk. Obama is expected to sign it and will probably do so with a coy grin, since he...
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