Because there was some looting in certain areas of the city where store fronts were ripped wide open, there were 271 burglaries in the five-day period following the storm compared to 267 the previous year.
FORBES: The Madness Of Wayne LaPierre-Will NRA Members Suffer The Consequences?
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm during the period of December 25-26, 2012.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Arkansas Disaster Declaration
Perhaps this current quiet period is the calm before a storm.
The October-to-December period was also negatively affected by Storm Sandy, which caused the closure of many factories and businesses in the New York area, and by a sharp drop in exports.
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of February 24-26, 2013.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Oklahoma Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of February 5-6, 2010.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs New Jersey Disaster Declaration
The first and most obvious is a period of recovery for those affected by the storm.
As I wrote on Sunday, one silver lining is that the storm is hitting at a relatively quiet period for travel.
Referring to the "Gathering Storm" used by Winston Churchill to describe the inter-war period, Gaffney warned of troubling geostrategic "weather patterns" for which the United States must be prepared.
Other data have suggested Sandy slowed factory production, increased layoffs and closed some shops in the weeks after the storm, but rebuilding efforts likely added growth later in the time period.
Pielke's team studied more than a century of storms, spanning a period that included decades when meteorologists lacked the technology to measure wind speeds at a storm's center with any certainty.
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm, straight-line winds, flooding, and landslides during the period of September 15-30, 2012.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Alaska Disaster Declaration
On Sunday, 2, 232 days will have elapsed since a category 3 hurricane made landfall in the U.S., the longest period in more than a century that the U.S. has been spared a devastating storm.
Goals from Patrick Marleau, Brenden Morrow and Ryan Getzlaf saw Canada storm into a 3-0 lead only for Slovakia to mount a fine third-period comeback.
BBC: Canada set up ice hockey final clash with United States
Maryland officials extended the state's early-voting period an extra day, to Friday, after it was canceled Monday and Tuesday due to the storm, said Ross Goldstein, deputy administrator for the Maryland State Board of Elections.
As this period comes to a close, it seems as though the summer delay was merely the calm before the storm.
Svendsen testified that as the storm worsened on October 29, he advised Walbridge to abandon ship more than once over a short period.
CNN: Bounty crew calm, joking after Hurricane Sandy nightmare
应用推荐