Hurricane Sandy
October 29th, 2014
Hurricane sandy could of been prevented
Within two years they had two Hurricanes and they could have improved there barriers, but they choses not to act.
Information
-Winds of 80-105 and heavy rain
-Cost more than 42 billion
-Flood waters have mixed with oil, toxins, and raw sewage.
-The government donated 60 billion
-Business was affected, but the tourism industry was hit hard
What should be done?
For this problem to be fixed the city needs to step up and build up bearierrs and control there sewage gates ( the picture above is an example of what should be done to protect new york)