Remember Superstorm Sandy?

I decided to pull my trillion dollars out of my mobile home after the last earthquake. It's now safely buried in a secret location.

Fyi, 80 MPH winds are rather puny when it comes to hurricanes. Katrina did how much damage and it was a cat 3 (125 Mph) when it hit Louisiana?
Sandy was just a storm in comparison.

Record wind hurricanes within the US have winds hitting land at about 155mph, and record storm surges are in the 30 foot range. Sandy had 80 mph winds, and in inlets, some 10 feet of storm surge (most were closer to 4-5 feet). Those 155 mph storms must have been "super super duper" storms.

The premise of my initial message was about folks associating a supposed Super Storm Sandy with global warming. They imply that this storm was so amazing strong because of global warming. Expensive it was, but only because of folks building properties in high risk areas. The strength of the storm was not so super.

I get sick of the global warming crap too, but.
It's about where the hurricane hit. How often does a hurricane or tropical storm impact that area? Folks on the Gulf coast know how to handle a storm or two, it's part of life there. Take those same folks and put em up north for their first freeze and see how they do. it's about perspective.
That said, modern media has no perspective. It's all about ratings and dollars. Some personal agenda thrown in too but the dollar trumps. Notice how every tropical wave gets a name now? Even cold fronts get names. Used to be tropical weather had to make it to hurricane strength to get named, but it's hard to work up your ratings over a generic little storm that may not even have a number.

Here in southern California I'm told we get a hurricane about once every hundred years. If/when we get one I will probably lose my back yard to the wave erosion of the bluff. I'm not going to worry about it though and I'm definitely not going to move.

Here's an historical list of NY hurricanes and storms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_hurricanes

From your link:

October 28–29, 2012- Hurricane Sandy, a historic storm, makes landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey with 90 mph winds. This storm was unusual because it was a late season hurricane combined with a Nor'easter at high tide during a full moon, producing long-lasting and devastating results not seen in generations. The largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin, wind gusts topped 100 mph in some parts of the New York Metropolitan area. Sandy caused a record 14.41 foot storm surge at Battery Park, New York City, flooding various parts of Lower Manhattan including various tunnels and subway systems, making them inoperable for weeks. Some are still damaged. The immediate aftermath included widespread flooding, massive power outages and a system-wide disruption of mass transit service. Sandy had a significant effect on the digital world: 1/4 of cable, Internet, and wireless providers were unable to properly operate following the storm.[citation needed] Over nine million customers were without power, including 90 percent of Long Island and most of Manhattan below 49th Street. Many low-lying neighborhoods in NJ and NY were completely destroyed. Thousands of homes and businesses were demolished by the record storm surge.

I'm with Boilerman 100% on this matter.

And don't even get me started about all the sympathy shown to those who perished in that Malaysia Air crash.

We need more specifics Ellen. Which Malaysia Air crash are you referring to?

All of them. All airline crashes everywhere. People put themselves in high risk situations 39,000 feet above ground and we're supposed to feel sorry for them when a bird flies into an engine?? Cry me a river.

Monster's sincerity is touching.

I didn't accurately state my position regarding those who lost property and certainly lives during Hurricane Sandy. I do feel sorry for those folks, and I certainly hope that those who lost their homes had sufficient insurance. They did, however, choose to buy and build properties in a high risk area and I believe that they should bear the brunt of any financial loss. No public funds should be used to bail out folks who own property in high risk locations.

That being said, this was never the point. My point is that folks still connect what they claim was a super storm with global warming in an attempt to promote an agenda. These folks are painting a picture of this storm which is inaccurate and disingenuous. If their position is righteous and true, why must they lie to make their point?