Born After Superstorm Sandy’s Destruction, 2 Big Flood Control Projects Get Underway in New Jersey October 26, 2023 By Wayne Parry HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ‘s destruction, two...
Judge: Defiant NJ Beach Town Can Sue for $21M in Dune Costs February 3, 2023 By Wayne Parry CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey beach town that defied state environmental authorities and fixed its...
Smith Island Changed Course After Hurricane Devastation November 28, 2022 By Kristian Jaime SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — For the people of Smith Island, weather guides a way of life as much as...
Superstorm Sandy Legacy: Recovery Far from Equal on New York Shore October 27, 2022 By Bobby Caina Calvan NEW YORK (AP) — Even before Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters surged over New York City’s Rockaway Peninsula, there was an air...
Damp Jersey Shore Town Ponders a Fix For ‘Sunny Day’ Floods November 15, 2021 By Wayne Parry BAY HEAD, N.J. (AP) — An elite but often-underwater beach town at the Jersey Shore is looking for its own...
Yacht Full of Climate Scientists Plots Giant Sea Gate to Save Manhattan November 4, 2021 By Polly Mosendz Aboard the Manhattan II, a 100-foot yacht with glass walls and mahogany panelling, a group of scientists, engineers, politicians, and...
Questions Continue on $16B Back Bay Flood Plan in N.J. September 22, 2021 By Wayne Parry BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. (AP) — Federal officials are trying to explain a proposed $16 billion billion plan to address back...
Hurricane Ida Damage Projections Reaching the Scale of Irma, Harvey and Sandy September 9, 2021 By Jim Sams Insured losses from Hurricane Ida are now creeping into the $30 billion range after catastrophe modelers added damage to properties...
New Jersey Eyes $16B Plan for Gates, Elevations for Flooding August 20, 2021 By Wayne Parry MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — Huge gates that could be slammed shut when major storms approach would be built across the...
Study: Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Sandy’s Damages May 19, 2021 By Seth Borenstein Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation’s costliest weather disasters,...