It was the moment a run-of-the-mill hurricane mutated into a monster named Sandy. Paradoxically, it was the same time Sandy lost much of its wind power, dropping from a hurricane to a tropical storm. It was a Friday night and …
Almost a year ago to the day, Superstorm Sandy struck a dozen states in the Northeast resulting in nearly $18.75 billion in auto, homeowners and business insurance claim payouts, according to ISO’s Property Claim Services. Simulated weather events and coverage …
Tracking the toll of a disaster like Superstorm Sandy is not like keeping score at a baseball game. Its damage to lives and property may never be known precisely, and there are multiple ways to tally it. In the case …
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout, marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane. There could still be a late …
One of the stores on a New Jersey boardwalk that was destroyed by fire failed an electrical inspection after Superstorm Sandy. Records obtained by the Asbury Park Press show Kohr’s Frozen Custard failed a rough inspection of its meter and …
Almost a year after Hurricane Sandy, parts of New York and New Jersey are still recovering from billions of dollars in flood damage. Tufts University geologist Andrew Kemp sees the possibility of damage from storms smaller than Sandy in the …
A year after Superstorm Sandy sent more than six feet of ocean water into their ice cream store and destroyed everything inside, Brian and Michelle McMullin are still waiting to hear if they’ll get grant money from New Jersey to …
As the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, New York City officials on Tuesday acknowledged that many residents are still waiting for financial aid to rebuild their damaged homes but said the city’s infrastructure has been strengthened for future storms. …
The Jersey shore’s small vacation bungalows and cottages have for decades staked out little plots of paradise where families who scrimped and saved could while away summer evenings, parents having drinks on the deck and kids working the ice cream …
Nearly a year after Superstorm Sandy, victims of the storm told a state panel that insurance woes and bureaucratic red tape are doing just as much damage as the storm. At a state Senate hearing Monday in Toms River, one …