Two years later, Hurricane Agnes brought even greater devastation, killing 118 people and leaving over $3 billion in damage.
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June 12, 2013 - The Celina Record
New York Has A New $20 Billion Plan To Protect Itself From The Next Super Storm Mayor Bloomberg outlines a system of flood prevention and storm preparation so that the city can withstand a once-in-500-years storm. After the devastation of Sandy was over, New Yorkers both in and out of city government began having the inevitable conversation: What do we do to stop this from happening next time? Most ambitiously, some scientists proposed a system of giant flood walls that ...
June 12, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine
Bloomberg unveils initiative to protect New York City from climate change Citing the perils of climate change and the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday called for a sweeping $19.5 billion initiative that would include new coastal protections and zoning codes for the city as well as new standards for telecommunications and fuel provision. “I strongly believe we have [...]
June 11, 2013 - The Lookout via Yahoo! News
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Inquirer.net These fires are causing terrible and tragic devastation in our state, but we are responding and we will not stop until everyone is safe,Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said.
Rick Wagoner in International Herald Tribune General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said that failure of the auto industry "would be catastrophic," resulting in three million jobs lost within the first year and "economic devastation (that) would far exceed the government support that our...
Chet Culver in 940 News You really are overwhelmed when you see it,Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said at a news conference Monday after touring the Parkersburg area. "You can't imagine this kind of devastation, homes completely gone. And to see people trying to sort...