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Sandy’s Staten Island Flooding Deaths: A Man-Made Disaster?
Ask people how fast the water came into New York Harbor with Hurricane Sandy, or how fast it rose, and you get a wide range of answers. Many people think it was like a tsunami that came in quickly, with … Continue reading
Posted in opinion, security, water, weather
Tagged adaptation, berm, danger, death, Father Capodonno, flooding, hurricane, levee, Midland Beach, mortality, New York City, protection, Sandy, Schuerman, Staten Island, storm surge, superstorm, wall, WNYC
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