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One year after Sandy, Christie officials sleepwalking on climate change: Opinion (Star Ledger)
Star Ledger ^ | October 27, 2013 | Julie O'Connor

Posted on 10/27/2013 8:30:34 AM PDT by SMGFan

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To: FreeReign

And Sandy was really a minor hurricane. It just happened to be very bad luck, Sandy hit at near-high-tide, AND at just the right point to put the channel on the wrong side, allowing a higher-than-usual storm surge.

One of these years a Cat-3 is GOING to hit New York. It would be rare, but there is nothing that makes it “impossible”, just luck of the draw. That is going to wake a lot of people up.

Just like some day, we knew a cat-5 was going to hit at high tide in the gulf, and when it did, all the bad building techniques and government-program crap was going to be tested. And the “lowest bidder, highest briber” contracting of the levies showed that you get what you pay for.


21 posted on 10/28/2013 12:14:33 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: SMGFan

Because New Jersey can, by itself, save the entire planet.


22 posted on 10/28/2013 12:15:16 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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One of these years a Cat-3 is GOING to hit New York.

Sandy's storm surge was similar to a Cat-3+ hurricane. The surge was caused by a Cat-1 hurricane combining with an upper level low causing a large circulation.

Thus the high storm surge.

23 posted on 10/28/2013 6:38:02 PM PDT by FreeReign
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