Monday, October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy

This is an impressive event of all the right factors occurring at the same time.  A Swiss Cheese Model.  With the moon, the Arctic jet stream and the hurricane.  I have friends that live in New York City and the New England area and they said it isn't very bad —right now, it isn't even raining in Massachusetts.  I think after Hurricane Katrina, we over prepare for natural disasters but in my opinion it is always better to over-prepare, lost money or not.  Obviously we are not in the best economic situation to waste money but a life should never have a price tag on it so protection of the people should always be first.  


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/us/hurricane-sandy-churns-up-east-coast.html?hp&_r=0


As the day progresses, the storm is getting worse.  I've seen lots of jokes online about Sandy and it seems as if a lot of the general public is not taking the situation very seriously.  Because the East Coast doesn't have as many environmental hazards occur as other parts of the US, they may just be unprepared.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/us/hurricane-sandy-churns-up-east-coast.html?hp&_r=0

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