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Officials scramble to protect voting after Sandy

Officials scramble to protect voting after Sandy

Elections officials across the Northeast scrambled Tuesday to figure out how to proceed with voting next week given widespread flooding, damaged roads and power outages. Michael Crittenden has details on The News Hub.

Superstorm Sandy could create a car buying boom

Superstorm Sandy could create a car buying boom

Superstorm Sandy is taking a heavy toll on cars and trucks throughout the Eastern Seaboard-either swamping them in floodwaters or inflicting damage through fallen branches or downed trees. Neal Boudette has the latest on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.

NYC Thai restaurant draws electricity from car

NYC Thai restaurant draws electricity from car

Mini Thai Cafe in New York's East Village used a running minivan to power their restaurant while most of the other neighborhood businesses stayed closed due to lack of electricity. WSJ's Reed Albergotti reports via #WorldStream

Why the NYSE's emergency plan failed

Why the NYSE's emergency plan failed

After a historic two-day closure because of Superstorm Sandy, Asian markets are anticipating the reopening of the U.S. stock exchanges. The WSJ's Ken Brown talks about why U.S. firms and banks were unprepared to act on the backup plan during the disaster.

DUMBO cleans up after Sandy

DUMBO cleans up after Sandy

Several businesses including powerHouse Books, Bubby's and Aegir Boardworks start the clean-up process after Sandy flooded the Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO.

Climate change and Sandy: Are they related?

Climate change and Sandy: Are they related?

Media outlets weigh in on whether Sandy is related to climate change, and how much to talk about it.

Act quickly to beat mold after a flood

If you’re trying to clean up a house flooded by Hurricane Sandy, be aware that you’re in a race against mold and bacteria, which can grow quickly in damp environments. Mold is especially dangerous for people with breathing problems caused by allergies or asthma. But high levels of mold can ...

Hurricane Sandy could close up to 50 Apple stores

Hurricane Sandy could close up to 50 Apple stores

Apple stores on the east coast are sandbagging and wrapping products in plastic shopping bags in preparation of the storm. Damages are expected to be much worse than hurricane Irene in 2011.

14-crew members saved in dramatic rescue off North Carolina

14-crew members saved in dramatic rescue off North Carolina

The Coast Guard rescued 14 members of a crew forced to abandon the tall ship HMS Bounty caught in Hurricane Sandy off the North Carolina Outer Banks and continued the search Monday for two other crew members. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill said the crew members were ...

Celebs Tweet out thoughts on Hurricane Sandy

Celebs Tweet out thoughts on Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy has left a trail of destruction and it looks the damage is far from over. While the country is getting strict warnings on the state of the storm, celebs like Ricky Gervias and Ashley Greene are taking a more lighthearted approach. And, Lindsay Lohan is quickly taking to ...

How to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy

How to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy

Jonnelle Marte on Lunch Break looks at how people can help with donations for hurricane emergency relief.

Flooding strands people who ignored evacuation warning

Flooding strands people who ignored evacuation warning

Many are stranded in Delaware after ignoring Hurricane Sandy evacuation warnings.

Monster Storm Targets East Coast

Monster Storm Targets East Coast

Hurricane Sandy looms over the northeast, triggering evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of residents, nearly 8,000 canceled airline flights, mass closure of schools and public transit systems and the closure of New York Stock Exchange. Photo: AP.

NYC orders evacuations, subway closures ahead of storm

NYC orders evacuations, subway closures ahead of storm

Schools across the eastern seaboard will close in preparation for Hurricane Sandy on Monday.

East Coast prepares for Hurricane Sandy's landfall

East Coast prepares for Hurricane Sandy's landfall

Hurricane Sand is projected to make landfall in the East Coast as early as Sunday. The storm could affect up to 60 million people.

Sound Off: A Hero's Debt

Sound Off: A Hero's Debt

The Community sounds off with Mike on a hero bartender, Frankenstorm 2012 and Ann Coulter defending her 'retard' tweet.

Sandy May Become a Halloween Frankenstorm

Sandy May Become a Halloween Frankenstorm

Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a Category 2 storm, that could make landfall near New York early next week as a hybrid "snor'eastercane." WSJ meteorologist Eric Holthaus has details on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.

Sandy may become a Halloween Frankenstorm

Sandy may become a Halloween Frankenstorm

Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a Category 2 storm, that could make landfall near New York early next week as a hybrid "snor'eastercane." WSJ meteorologist Eric Holthaus has details on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.

Hurricane Sandy Threatens to Bombard Northeast

Hurricane Sandy Threatens to Bombard Northeast

Hurricane Sandy is now expected to hit between New York and Boston on Halloween. Meteorologist warn it may match 1991's 'Perfect Storm.'

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Aug. 20, 2007 at 12:45 PM EDT shows Hurricane Dean. Dean spared the Cayman Islands the worst of its fury on Monday as it headed for a collision course with Mexico's resort-dotted Caribbean coast, sending tourists fleeing for the airports and locals searching for higher ground. Dean was already a powerful Category 4 storm as it raked the Cayman Islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it could grow into a monstrous Category 5 hurricane before slashing across the Yucatan Peninsula and emerging in the oil-rich Gulf of Campeche. Eight people have died so far in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/NOAA)

Hurricane Basics

The ingredients for a hurricane include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical oceans, moisture, and relatively light winds aloft. If the right conditions persist long enough, they can combine to produce the violent winds, incredible waves, torrential rains, and floods we associate with this phenomenon. Each year, an average of ...

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