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May 15, 2013 · The report includes 23 recommendations for service improvements, identifying better storm surge forecasts as the highest priority. Although surge forecasts for Sandy were available two days before the storm, the team found that officials in New York and New Jersey needed information sooner and in more user-friendly, unified formats, including GIS maps and warnings that provide specific local ...
Nov 4, 2013 · A1: In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy pounded the east coast, severely impacting densely populated areas of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut with strong winds, heavy rains, and record storm surges; millions of people lost power, roads flooded so transport options were restricted, and thousands sought temporary shelter as homes and ...
Oct 28, 2022 · Oct. 28, 2022. Hurricane Sandy woke up New York City to an existential crisis. It made clear that climate change — rising seas, more powerful storms and extreme heat spurred by burning fossil ...
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Dec 22, 2015 · A “classic late-season…extraordinarily large hurricane,” 1 Sandy was the 18th named tropical cyclone of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. It made landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast near Atlantic City, NJ about 6:30 pm on October 29, 2012 as a Category 1 hurricane with 80-mph maximum sustained winds.
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Sandy caused extraordinary amounts of rain and snow, setting precipitation records for October 29th in Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City and dumping more than two feet of snow in some locations. FEMA issued disaster declarationsfor Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Penns...
Federal funding for response and recovery from natural disasters such as hurricanes is governed primarily by the Stafford Act, established in 1988. In theory, states contribute up to 25 percent of disaster spending, but Congress has the authority to adjust or waive this cost share, and often uses it. Sandy triggered some changes in the federal appr...
In August 2013, the Obama administration released the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy(HSRS), developed by the Hurricane Sandy Recovery Task Force chaired by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. The strategy emphasized collaboration, innovation, and community participation as well as a focus on enhancing resilience rather than simply rebuilding in place...
Nov 14, 2013 · To date, more than $1.4 billion of Individual Assistance (IA) has been approved for individuals and households, as well as over $3.2 billion in Public Assistance (PA) for state and local governments impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved an additional $2.4 billion in low-interest disaster loans.
Apr 25, 2013 · Oct. 29 Sandy briefly strengthens to Category 2 hurricane. From Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, twenty-four states from Florida to Maine and as far west as Michigan and Wisconsin are impacted. Oct. 29 Sandy makes landfall as a tropical storm near Brigantine, New Jersey. IMPACTS. New Jersey and New York take the brunt of Sandy’s assault.
