Current Events Quick List - the past 30 days

For all general interpretation moments- use this post to see at a glance the past 30 days of events we see on IR Weather and Earthquakes. (We've noted when the event has it's own more lengthy post with additional information.)

- Oct. 25- ?      Hurricane/Storm  Sandy.  It's a little unusual for hurricanes to be happening this late in the year, and a variety of factors have combined to make this storm big and bad- hence the name Frankenstorm. (plus, it's near Halloween.) Sandy made landfall Monday.
In short, this storm caused flooding, snow, lots of tree damage, power outages. Sandy already moved through Cuba, Jamaica Haiti, killing nearly ~70 people there, and ~90 in the US.

Quick notes about what this storm did:
- This storm had hurricane and tropical storm force winds (70 mph!) over large areas. The result: trees down, signs and billboards down, and lots of powerlines down.  ~8 million people in 15 states lost power.
- Rain. Lots of Rain. Lots of areas were flooded, including airports and subway tunnels in New York, and neighborhoods along the coast.
- Coastal areas flooded with tides many feet higher than usual. Beaches eroded and boardwalks were very damaged.
- And don't forget the snow.  Over a foot fell in West Virginia and neighboring Appalachian states.
- Airports along the east coast were closed. Thousands of flights have been canceled.
- Actually, a lot of  the east coast has been closed on Monday and Tuesday (and some things will be Wednesday and Thursday) including the New York Stock Exchange, school, airports.


RESOURCES:

• Great article at this link here from NPR about why this storm is so dangerous. (You can find this article in print form in the SIP office too.)
• Article and video from Weather.com at this link here.
• Article from the Washington Post: FAQ about Sandy. It's a few days old, so it has some outdates questions (like What will happen?) but also a lot of good information, like why Sandy isn't going out to sea, and how this compares to other storms. Link is here. 
• National Hurricane Center information at this link here. Allows you to see where the storm is now.
• More general information is also on this blog at this link here.

- Oct. 27, in the evening.  A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada. A tsunami warning was made for Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii, but was later revised when there was no significate wave increases. There were also a series of aftershocks, all smaller in magnitude. 

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