On the Sunday afternoon preceding Sandy, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Mount Holly, N.
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The bonuses were granted for guiding the company through "significant challenges in 2012, " including Sandy, other bad weather and a strike, a proxy statement for Con Ed's annual meeting said.
The fact that extreme weather events like Sandy are becoming far too frequent is worrisome enough.
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He's going straight back to the White House to monitor the course of Hurricane Sandy owing to "deteriorating weather conditions in the Washington area".
The Jersey shoreline needs to brace for a direct hit of this superstorm, and those who have survived Cat-1 storms in the past should not be treating Sandy the same way, Weather Channel meteorologists all say.
Sandy, just a category one hurricane, was so large they Weather Channel and later everyone else dubbed it Superstorm Sandy.
On paper, making the connection between specific extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy and climate change is seen as a communications strategy.
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Low-income renters were especially vulnerable to the fallout from Sandy, which developed into a large weather system affecting both coastal and interior portions of the East Coast in late October.
According to a press release, 39 million people tuned into The Weather Channel for breaking news about Sandy.
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Extreme weather events like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy invariably involve multiple states.
As the country slowly recovers and rebuilds, the agencies continue to work in camps and neighborhoods that lack basic services, assisting Haitians who are struggling to get by and helping them weather new disasters such as Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy is just the latest in a growing number of severe weather events.
This Southern California city has all the Pacific Coast perks: coastal living, sparkling weather, temperate climate, ocean views and golden sandy beaches.
As more miserable weather slams the region, those affected by Superstorm Sandy will be further hampered by high winds, cold temperatures and more beach erosion.
Microgrids are rising on the national radar these days in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and the frequent power outages brought on by our crazy weather.
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Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history.
The Weather Channel is providing continuous coverage of the impact of Sandy.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) dedicated Hurricane Sandy page contains links to the latest advisories, satellite images and weather reports.
Experts are now saying that Sandy was not a freak storm, that we are to expect severe weather events from now on.
Superstorm Sandy illustrates another compelling reason to incorporate natural infrastructure into urban development: resilience to extreme weather events.
The President heard from his team about the federal resources, personnel and expertise being used to support state and local recovery efforts in the wake of Sandy, including efforts to take additional steps to support preparedness efforts ahead of the severe weather.
As Hurricane Sandy moves away from the Bahamas and toward the East Coast of the United States, forecasters with the National Weather Center are tracking the path of the storm, while FEMA offices from Atlanta to Boston are readying for a potential impact.
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy has focused minds on the urgency of improving the climate resiliency of coastal cities exposed to the fury of extreme weather events and rising seas.
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