[Info-vax] [OT follow-up] Hurricane Sandy and hurricane frequency over time

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In article <d28352dd-806a-4f0d-ad4d-96b0d2d63b8a at googlegroups.com>, AEF <spamsink2001 at yahoo.com> writes:
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>That's to make up for all the insulting jokes about New Jersey! There is one I 
>like: "Oh, you from Jersey too? What exit?" I love it. I grew up in New Jersey 
>and now live here again, and you really can get a pretty good idea of were 
>someone lives by their exit number.

Perhaps, in Northern NJ, suburbs of NYC.



>This was more than a flood. Something like 80% to 90% of customers lost power 
>in a huge swath of the area; many, if not most, for over a week! Subway and 
>automobile tunnels completely flooded! One of them was recently shut down for 
>long term repairs. Mass transit systems completely shut down! Lower Manhattan 
>flooded big time and closed down. The Jersey shore in shambles! Roller coasters 
>swept away!

It's a far more densely populated area than those Bill was referring to.



>I think this being probably the first time something of this magnitude has hit 
>the East Coast also may have something to do with it. 

Remember too that Sandy's landfall was also coupled with another storm to
the west and an astronomical high tide.  Natural gas, used for heating a
large percentage of homes in NJ, was turned off too in Sandy's aftermath
to prevent gas fires and explosions in severely damaged areas.  While it
wasn't yet the dead of winter, the late October evenings got mighty cold
here.  I was fortunate, I didn't have my gas service turned off, but the
heat (FHA) doesn't work without electricity.  I boiled large water pots
to place in the remote rooms of the house and my wife baked food in the
over to help warm the evenings.  Many others where not as fortunate with
heating options.

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