Sandy+Resources

Sandy has had a big impact on our city, and most of us as individuals.


 * 1) **Personal Experiences:** Take moment to write down your experiences or memories from last week (on looseleaf or in word). You can write what you remember seeing or hearing during the storm, or things you saw or heard on TV. Problems that you've had and how it impacted your family (transportation issues, loss of services, flooding). Things you or your family have done to help others, or help your family has received.
 * 2) **Questions Answered**: Read any TWO of the articles below, there is a wide variety of topics, so you should be able to find something interesting to you. Write down three things that you hadn't thought about or found interesting from each article.
 * 3) **Questions Remaining:** Write down any questions you don't have the answers to about Sandy and the aftermath, and we'll try and get answers by the end of the week.
 * 4) **Do Something to Help (Without leaving the classroom)**

Manhattan Evacuation Plan Reveals Island’s Old Contours (ManhattanPast blog)
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 * Article shows how the reclaimed land in Manhattan affects flooding

Why salt water in the subway is such a problem (gizmodo blog)
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 * Goes into the science of salt water

Why can’t we stop hurricanes before they hit us? (io9 Blog)
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 * Goes over various ideas to stop a hurricane and some of their flaws.

Did climate change cause Sandy? (Scientific America Blog)
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 * Goes over how climate change has impacted how storms work.

Death of genetically engineered mice at NYU (NY Times)
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 * Huge impact on science research with the death of these mice

The National Hurricane Center’s strikingly accurate forecast for Sandy (Washington Post)
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 * Some of the science on how they knew where the hurricane was going five days prior