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Date: October 30, 2012 at 02:27:10
From: kay.so.or, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Sandy slams into Atlantic coast, sends surge of seawater against NYC |
URL: http://news.yahoo.com/sandy-slams-atlantic-coast-sends-surge-seawater-against-061013570.html |
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Sandy slams into Atlantic coast, sends surge of seawater against NYC
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline and hurled a record-breaking four-metre surge of seawater at New York City on Monday, roaring ashore and putting the presidential campaign on hold a week before election day At least 13 deaths were blamed on the storm.
Sandy knocked out power to at least 5.7 million people, and New York's main utility said large sections of Manhattan had been plunged into darkness by the storm, with 250,000 customers without power as water pressed into the island from three sides, flooding rail yards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads.
Just before its centre reached land, the storm was stripped of hurricane status, but the distinction was purely technical, based on its shape and internal temperature. It still packed hurricane-force wind, and forecasters were careful to say it remained every bit as dangerous to the 50 million people in its path. By late night, the centre of the storm was over southern New Jersey.
The National Hurricane Center announced at 8 p.m. that Sandy had come ashore near Atlantic City. It smacked the boarded-up big cities of the Northeast corridor, from Washington and Baltimore to Philadelphia, New York and Boston, with stinging rain and gusts of more than 85 135 kilometres per hour. The sea surged a record of nearly four metres at the foot of Manhattan, flooding the financial district and subway tunnels.
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Photo By John Minchillo 7 hrs agoVehicles are submerged during a storm surge near the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Superstorm Sandy zeroed in on New York's waterfront with fierce rain and winds that ... more
Vehicles are submerged during a storm surge near the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Superstorm Sandy zeroed in on New York's waterfront with fierce rain and winds that shuttered most of the nation's largest city Monday, darkened the financial district and left a huge crane hanging off a luxury high-rise. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) less .. NEW YORK, N.Y. - Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline and hurled a record-breaking four-metre surge of seawater at New York City on Monday, roaring ashore and putting the presidential campaign on hold a week before election day At least 13 deaths were blamed on the storm.
Sandy knocked out power to at least 5.7 million people, and New York's main utility said large sections of Manhattan had been plunged into darkness by the storm, with 250,000 customers without power as water pressed into the island from three sides, flooding rail yards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads.
Just before its centre reached land, the storm was stripped of hurricane status, but the distinction was purely technical, based on its shape and internal temperature. It still packed hurricane-force wind, and forecasters were careful to say it remained every bit as dangerous to the 50 million people in its path. By late night, the centre of the storm was over southern New Jersey.
The National Hurricane Center announced at 8 p.m. that Sandy had come ashore near Atlantic City. It smacked the boarded-up big cities of the Northeast corridor, from Washington and Baltimore to Philadelphia, New York and Boston, with stinging rain and gusts of more than 85 135 kilometres per hour. The sea surged a record of nearly four metres at the foot of Manhattan, flooding the financial district and subway tunnels.
The 13 deaths were reported in New Jersey, New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Some of the victims were killed by falling trees. Police in Toronto said a woman was killed by a falling sign as high winds closed in on Canada's largest city.
As it made its way toward land, it converged with a cold-weather system that turned into a fearsome superstorm, a monstrous hybrid consisting not only of rain and high wind but of snow. Forecasters warned of six-metre waves bashing into the Chicago lakefront and up to 90 centimetres of snow in West Virginia.
Storm damage was projected at $10 billion to $20 billion, meaning it could prove to be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
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Date: October 30, 2012 at 02:46:07
From: Polydactyl in N. Bay, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Sandy slams into Atlantic coast, sends surge of seawater against... |
URL: http://enenews.com/breaking-emergency-at-nj-nuclear-plant-from-hurricane-sandy-alert-as-ocean-water-rises-power-lost-concern-about-cooling-of-reactor-and-spent-fuel-pool |
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Yes, big trouble ahead, judging from ENENEWS 'Most Viewed Headlines' today (see sideboard to stories, above link):
Alert: Emergency Declared at NJ Nuclear Plant from Hurricane Sandy — Concern about cooling of reactor and spent fuel pool — Power lost, ocean water rising (3,706)
Reuters: Just 6 more inches of water could submerge NJ nuclear plant’s pump to cool spent fuel pool — 25 hours to boiling without more coolant — New footage of flooding nearby (VIDEO) (1,738)
NBC at 2:30a ET: Water continues to rise in area near New Jersey nuclear plant under flood emergency (AUDIO) (1,043)
Feds dispatch more inspectors to nuclear reactors impacted by Sandy — 2 different plants in New Jersey likely to be shut down as eye of hurricane threatens (686)
Gundersen: 26 nuclear plants in area where Hurricane Sandy likely to hit — If power lost, only plan is to let spent fuel pools heat up… no generators to pump in water (AUDIO) (304)
Ok, just speculatin' but WHO is trying to fry our eastern seaboard? I checked out next generation weather lab to look at U.S. water vapor animation and good gawd! the eastern storm is dropping down and westward but mostly staying in place with a tether from the Bahamas and suction from the arctic, while the western storm speeds up to meet the eastern storm in the middle (and keep the swirling action over NY, NJ, RI, and PA etc. for toooo long). A couple more days of this and there will be reactor issues. Meanwhile, what happens when the east and west storm fronts merge, guess where? Right in the middle of the country over the major river systems, where more reactors are located, omg. Good way to ensure depop by hosing a few coastlines on the planet but a few more reactors blowing and everyone will go together, including the a**bytes.
http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/
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Date: October 30, 2012 at 08:49:09
From: marc / berkeley, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Sandy slams into Atlantic coast, sends surge of seawater... |
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I found a link that constantly updates.
See Attached link!
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Date: October 30, 2012 at 08:50:30
From: marc / berkeley, [DNS_Address]
Subject: sigh - link didn't attach |
URL: NY Times LINK |
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Date: October 31, 2012 at 23:51:35
From: Polydactyl in N. Bay, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: sigh - link didn't attach |
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Thanks! Good update link, where I saw this:
'Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday night that he planned to put in place mandatory restrictions on water usage in New Jersey because power outages had strained the state’s water-treatment system.'
Is there some reason he isn't talking about all the gas lines causing fires to burn up through the sand and oil in the water everywhere. What a mess. They'll be lucky if they can take a shower without oil in it. One newscast said if they can't turn off the gas leaks, everyone will have to leave 'cause the place could blow. These gas seeps location? North and south of one of the nuclear plants...ay carumba.
Gundersen said to watch out for news about spent fuel pools heating up in the next couple of days in NJ due to lack of power. They'd better jerry rig something quick. TG they were refueling! If all the fuel remained in the reactor and the pumps weren't working, there'd be a big problem cooling the rods without water circulation.
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