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ALERT - Mayor Announces Mandatory Evacuation of Four Health Care Facilities in the Rockaways

Mon, 2012-11-05 14:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

nycgov.tumblr.com

This evening, November 6th, 2012, Mayor Bloomberg issued mandatory evacuation orders for four health care facilities in the Rockaways:

  • Park Nursing Home (181 residents)
  • Ocean Promenade Nursing Center (91 residents)
  • Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation (180 residents)
  • Surfside Manor Home for Adults (173 residents)

The facilities are in the most heavily-impacted area of the Rockaways and have been successfully operating on generator power. The impending Nor’easter storm surge could compromise the facilities’ generators, putting the elderly residents at risk. All facilities will be evacuated tonight to protect the health and safety of residents and staff.

http://nycgov.tumblr.com/post/35162642365/mayor-announces-mandatory-evacuation-of-four-health

https://twitter.com/nycgov/status/265994702581547008

U.S. Satellite Plans Falter, Imperiling Data on Storms

Fri, 2012-11-02 18:14 — Maeryn Obley

A NASA satellite image shows Hurricane Sandy battering the Caribbean on Thursday.

Image: A NASA satellite image shows Hurricane Sandy battering the Caribbean on Thursday. (Agence France-Presse — Getty Images)

nytimes.com - October 26th, 2012 - John H. Cushman Jr.

The United States is facing a year or more without crucial satellites that provide invaluable data for predicting storm tracks, a result of years of mismanagement, lack of financing and delays in launching replacements, according to several recent official reviews.

 The looming gap in satellite coverage, which some experts view as almost certain within the next few years, could result in shaky forecasts about storms like Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to hit the East Coast early next week.

The endangered satellites fly pole-to-pole orbits and cross the Equator in the afternoon, scanning the entire planet one strip at a time. Along with orbiters on other timetables, they are among the most effective tools used to pin down the paths of major storms about five days ahead.

Google Crisis Map - Superstorm Sandy

Wed, 2012-10-31 23:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy

Sandy is a major storm, previously a hurricane, that has caused extensive flooding, power and transportation outages, and physical damage to the US East Coast and Caribbean. More than 100 deaths have been linked to the storm.

(GO TO THE SUPERSTORM SANDY GOOGLE CRISIS MAP)

Hurricane Sandy: Problems at Five Nuke Plants

Wed, 2012-10-31 23:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

A cooling tower is seen at the Salem nuclear power plant known as Artificial Island. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

ABC News - by Mark Schone - October 30, 2012

The nation's oldest nuclear plant declared an alert and a second plant just 40 miles from New York City was forced to shut down power as five different nuke plants in Hurricane Sandy's path experienced problems during the storm.

Indian Point in Buchanan, New York, on the Hudson River north of New York City, automatically shut power to its unit 3 on Monday night "as a result of an electrical grid disturbance," according to Entergy, the plant's operator.

The connection between the generator and the offsite grid was lost, and the unit is designed to shut down to protect itself from electrical damage.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

Global Warming Systemically Caused Hurricane Sandy

Tue, 2012-10-30 18:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Residents in Little Ferry, N.J., were rescued from flood waters. (photo: Adam Hunger/Reuters)

huffingtonpost.com - by George Lakoff - October 30, 2012

Yes, global warming systemically caused Hurricane Sandy -- and the Midwest droughts and the fires in Colorado and Texas, as well as other extreme weather disasters around the world. Let's say it out loud, it was causation, systemic causation.

There is a difference between systemic and direct causation.

(READ COMPLETE ARTICLE - HUFFINGTON POST)

(IMAGE AND SAME ARTICLE - READER SUPPORTED NEWS)

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Incidents - Hurricane Sandy

Mon, 2012-10-29 23:03 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Flood waters rush in to the Hoboken PATH station through an elevator shaft

Power out + backup generators have failed tonight at NYU Hospital, one of NYC's largest. Patients/staff being evacuated.

Ladder 169 evacuating 300 people from a Nursing home via boats. Coney Island Ave and the Belt Pkwy

The water level at the Battery in #NYC has reached 11.25 feet, surpassing the all-time record of 11.2 feet set in 1821.

U.S. Declares 'Alert' At Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant In N.J.

Hoboken, in Disarray, Calls for National Guard Help

National Guard evacuating hundreds in Greenwich, CT who did not heed warnings

Live Streaming Coverage - Hurricane Sandy

Sun, 2012-10-28 19:02 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The Weather Channel

NBC 10 (Philadelphia, PA)

Fox 5 (New York City, NY)

ABC 7 (New York City, NY)

FOX 5 (Washington D.C.)

ABC 2 (Baltimore, MD)

Resources - Hurricane Sandy

Sun, 2012-10-28 18:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Resources - from Humanity Road - Links to Evacuation Maps and Information, Animal Resources, Utility/Power Outage websites, State Office websites, Transportation, Shelter, Emergency Management, Facebook Pages and much more . . .
http://www.humanityroad.org/Sandy.htm#.UIst7Z8CbT8.twitter

Google Crisis Map
http://google.org/crisismap/sandy-2012

NDBC - Hurricane Sandy - 30 Foot Significant Wave Heights - National Data Buoy Center Station 41001

Sun, 2012-10-28 16:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

ndbc.noaa.gov - October 28, 2012

The National Data Buoy Center has recorded a Significant Wave Height (WVHT) of 30 feet.  This data was recorded at Buoy Station # 41001 - EAST HATTERAS - 150 NM East of Cape Hatteras.

Significant wave height (meters) is calculated as the average of the highest one-third of all of the wave heights during the 20-minute sampling period. See the Wave Measurements section.

Recording - Station 41001
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=41001&meas=sght&uom=E&time_diff=-4&time_label=EDT

Information on Station 41001
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_history.php?station=41001

About Wave Measurements
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/measdes.shtml

Tropical Weather Outlook

Sat, 2012-10-27 00:15 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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