Boiler fully agrees that damages were massive. This storm, however, was far from "Super".
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Originally posted by: snidely333
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.
Originally posted by: snidely333
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Here's an historical list of NY hurricanes and storms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_hurricanesQuote
Originally posted by: CowboyKell
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.
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.
