Before Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the US, she actually hit the Caribbean first.
Now Hurricane Sandy will slam the east coast of the US 21 years (three cycles of seven years) to the day of the anniversary of the Perfect Storm back in 1991.
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The Glacier Girl and five other P-38s and two B-17 bombers took off from the east coast of the US to make the long journey to Britain for operations over Germany during World War II.
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Soon after the website launched, much of the east coast of the US appeared to be a swathe of orange, although you can burrow down to street level to see who is sick in your neighbourhood.
Cooler climates like the North Sea are less likely to be troubled, unless ships come from similar waters such as the east coast of the US. They conclude that very long trips are less likely to be a cause for concern.
We tried to get some pictures from the east coast and the west coast of the US in a few major retailers, and discovered how different their offerings are depending on location.
The closure of public transport along the US East Coast means millions of people are unable to get to work.
Baidu shares are not trading because of a hurricane on the US East Coast which has led to the temporary closure of the New York Stock Exchange.
The rival edX online university project on the US east coast has been funded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard and is not for profit.
Google has launched interactive maps to track the path of Hurricane Sandy and provide localised support information as it approaches the US east coast.
Thousands of transatlantic passengers are facing disruption with the cancellation of flights between Britain and the US as Hurricane Sandy hits the US east coast.
The eye of the storm crossed the North Carolina coast near Cape Lookout at about 0730 local (1130 GMT) on Saturday - at the start of what is predicted to be a 36-hour assault on the US east coast.
All of which leads us to contemplate the future of wind in the United States, particularly on the east coast.
Snowstorms on the US east coast and Christmas Eve falling on Friday - one of the main evenings for movie-going in North America - did not help box office performance, analysts say.
For the past several days, all of us have been focused on the storms that are taking place along the East Coast.
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