hurricane sandy
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Planning For The Next Sandy: Manhattan Building Installs $250,000 Gate
After Hurricane Sandy blew through New York in October, the lion’s share of media coverage focused on the beachfront where damage was most visible. In lower Manhattan though, the 3m storm surge took a subterranean toll, ruining millions of dollars worth of mechanical systems and forcing many developers to consider how they’d retrofit for the…
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Subway Signalling Equipment Before And After Sandy’s Salt Water Flood
The MTA just posted images of subway signalling equipment that was damaged when Hurricane Sandy caused the ocean to invade the New York City underground. This relay from the Rector Street station spent three days under water.
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Garbage Mountain And Armoured Cars: New York Still In Ruins
There was a sense when the lights came back on in Manhattan that the worst of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction was over. Sadly, that’s far from the truth. For thousands upon thousands of people, life is about as far away from getting back to normal as you can imagined.
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Here’s What The Hurricane Sandy Blackout Looked Like From Space
Hurricane Sandy flipped off the power for literally millions of people in North America. The thought alone is crazy, but its even more staggering when you see what it looked like from space.