Superstorm Sandy losses News

N.J. Group Urges Gov’t to Establish Extreme Weather Superfund for Future Disasters

A New Jersey-based nonprofit group is calling on the federal government to establish a permanent funding source to prepare for future natural catastrophes. The group, called US Strong, says in its new report that an increasing frequency of extreme weather …

Sandy-Struck New Yorkers Seek Home Buyouts

Joseph Szczesny’s modest Staten Island home in New York was inundated when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast in October. Now six months later, the 63-year-old bridge repairman and his fiance are all but alone in their Oakwood …