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Hurricane Sandy
May 24, 2013 — Seven months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore, Asbury Park is still waiting for insurance and federal aid money. In the meantime, it borrowed $10 million to repair the waterfront in time for the critical Memorial Day weekend.
May 24, 2013 — Hurricane Sandy devastated the state's coast last fall. But along 80 percent of New Jersey's shore this summer, "you won't notice any difference," says Gov. Chris Christie. He wants tourists to know that.
May 23, 2013 — Officials are forecasting that hurricane activity will be "above normal" this season, with 13 to 20 named storms. As many as six of those could be major hurricanes. Warm ocean waters and the lack of El Nino conditions are partly to blame.
May 23, 2013 — Forecasters predict as many as six major hurricanes in the Atlantic this year due in part to warmer-than-average ocean temperatures.
May 21, 2013 — President Obama has promised the people of Moore, Okla., that the U.S. is "there for them, behind them, as long as it takes." That means, at least in part, sending in FEMA to provide disaster relief: temporary housing, loans, equipment and repairs. And while there appears to be enough money for now, there is some concern that between sequestration and political gridlock, money could become an issue.
May 15, 2013 — This year's Little League baseball and softball season is under way — and in the Northeast, some teams and players have taken the field again, despite losing vital equipment to Hurricane Sandy. Many donations were handled by Pitch In For Baseball, which gathered used and new gloves and helmets for the players.
May 10, 2013 — Taking a page from the playbook of decades past, college students are once again pressuring schools to pull investment funding from specific sectors. This time it's big oil and coal companies. But these campaigns have effects beyond the university — they're launching a new generation of activists.
May 8, 2013 — Iowa is home of the first electoral test for anyone seeking the White House. As 2016 contenders begin to test the waters, NPR Political Junkie Ken Rudin talks with Iowa Democratic Party chair Tyler Olson and Iowa Republican Party chair A.J. Spiker about the election ahead.
May 3, 2013 — When the Great Storm of 1900 battered Galveston, Texas, the town simply lifted itself up—in some places as much as 17 feet. Could a similar approach save cities today? Randy Behm of the US Army Corps of Engineers and Dwayne Jones of the Galveston Historical Foundation talk about the costs and feasibility of raising a town, albeit with better technology than Galveston's hand-cranked jacks and mules.
Crews from the North Country went south to help those affected by Sandy recover--this house on Long Island is owned by a firefighter. Photo: Jim Stinson, Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department
North Country Sandy responders not able to vote
Canton, NY, Nov 09, 2012 — Voters in America's biggest cities faced long lines on Election Day. But in the North Country, voting went off relatively smoothly.
Perhaps the biggest problem was local emergency responders who were not able to vote because they were helping with hurricane relief efforts in New York City. Go to full article
Perhaps the biggest problem was local emergency responders who were not able to vote because they were helping with hurricane relief efforts in New York City. Go to full article
November skies offer early risers lots to see
Canton, NY, Nov 06, 2012 — Planets are on the move in in the mornings, in both the eastern and western skies. Astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue sketched the scenes in conversation with Martha Foley Tuesday morning, and she also explained why the moon matters so much in the ocean's tides, like those that swept ashore during superstorm Sandy. Go to full article
Will Sandy spark a green response in communities?
Nov 06, 2012 — Environmental groups are hoping that the massive damage and economic strain caused by Hurricane Sandy in New York City and New Jersey will spark a new discussion about climate change.
But some activists here in New York state are also pushing for a fresh conversation about the value of land preservation and green space -- the kind of resources that could insulate communities against rising rivers and oceans.
Stuart Gruskin is chief conservation officer for the Nature Conservancy in New York, a group heavily involved in land deals in the North Country and across New York state.
He told Susan Arbetter, host of the public radio program Capital Pressroom, that he thinks communities will learn that there's a lot they can do locally to prepare for the impacts of climate change. Go to full article
But some activists here in New York state are also pushing for a fresh conversation about the value of land preservation and green space -- the kind of resources that could insulate communities against rising rivers and oceans.
Stuart Gruskin is chief conservation officer for the Nature Conservancy in New York, a group heavily involved in land deals in the North Country and across New York state.
He told Susan Arbetter, host of the public radio program Capital Pressroom, that he thinks communities will learn that there's a lot they can do locally to prepare for the impacts of climate change. Go to full article
Cuomo eases rules for displaced voters
Nov 06, 2012 — Governor Cuomo says he'll suspend some normal voting rules Election Day to allow New Yorkers displaced by Hurricane Sandy to vote in a different polling place. Go to full article
Cuomo takes steps to speed post-Sandy rebuilding
Nov 02, 2012 — Governor Cuomo has announced several steps to speed up rebuilding in storm ravaged areas of New York, and to ease what's been a growing gasoline shortage. Go to full article
North Country emergency crews head south to Sandy
Saranac Lake, NY, Nov 02, 2012 — As fire and rescue crews downstate grow weary from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, teams from the North Country are beginning to rotate into the storm damaged area. ... Go to full article
Sandy: At the center of the crisis
Nov 02, 2012 — North Country residents with family and friends in the greater New York City area have been reaching out to their loved ones in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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Cuomo calls Sandy damage "breathtaking" from above
Nov 01, 2012 — Governor Cuomo took a helicopter tour Wednesday of areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy, along with New York's Senators Schumer and Gillibrand.
He says the state... Go to full article
He says the state... Go to full article
HMS Bounty captain, believed lost at sea, recalled sailing the St. Lawrence
Oct 31, 2012 — The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy this week took down an 18th century replica sailing ship used in three Hollywood films. On Monday, the Coast Guard rescued 14 of the... Go to full article
Extreme weather, with a new climate backdrop
Paul Smiths, NY, Oct 31, 2012 — Sandy is no longer a hurricane, and many of our preparations here in the North Country are looking more like a massive fire drill at this point, but the remains of the storm... Go to full article
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