Sandy flood damage News

Mantoloking Residents Last in New Jersey to Return Home After Sandy

Doug and Joyce Popaca were accustomed to storms, having lived in Mantoloking near the ocean for 37 years. So when Superstorm Sandy barreled up the coast last October, the couple left their home with scarcely more than a change of …

New York Officials: Include Hudson Areas in Flood Study

New York officials are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include Hudson River communities in a $20 million study of flood-prone areas in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Sen. Charles Schumer says local governments and groups like …

Flood Walls for Subways: N.Y. Commission Urges Safeguards Against Future Storms

A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Jan. 11 that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast. The final report was first obtained …

Readying for Sandy, New Jersey Transit Erred in Modeling Storm

New Jersey Transit incorrectly used federal government software that otherwise could have warned officials against a disastrous decision to leave hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment in a low-lying rail yard before Superstorm Sandy struck, a Reuters examination …