“It’s total devastation — countless cars are ruined, the boardwalk is ruined, people’s homes,” Sgt. Eric Cregeen told me the day after Hurricane Sandy . . .
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11/2/17
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Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . .
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8/17/17
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People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . .
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4/13/17
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Because of a major snowstorm, the Malverne and West Hempstead school districts, as well as Our Lady of Lourdes, Grace Lutheran and St. Thomas the Apostle schools, all canceled classes and activities on Thursday.
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2/9/17
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With a snowstorm that could dump up to a foot or more of the white stuff across Nassau County predicted for Thursday, school officials across the South Shore were canceling classes on Wednesday …
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By Scott Brinton
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2/8/17
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Updated: 6 a.m., Feb. 10: A fierce winter storm swept up the Atlantic Coast on Thursday, dumping six to 10 inches of snow across the South Shore, according to officials and residents.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/8/17
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Snow started falling across the South Shore two hours earlier than expected on Saturday, with the first flakes hitting the ground around 9 a.m.
The storm made for messy streets, including major thoroughfares like Merrick Road. Officials were urging people to stay at home if possible to allow snow plows and sanders to clear streets. A number of accidents and near-misses were spotted on roads across the region.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/7/17
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Kevin McCarthy was ready to begin his offseason.
His Omaha Storm Chasers Triple-A baseball team had just concluded its season on Sept. 5, and he already had a plane ticket back to New …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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11/23/16
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Unbelievably, four years have passed since Superstorm Sandy rolled across Long Island’s South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, leaving destruction and chaos in its wake. We mustn’t forget that day.
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10/27/16
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With communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 still awaiting state and federal funds to help buttress against the effects another storm of its size, some groups on Long Island continue to fight their battle against what they see as the root: climate change.
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By Erik Hawkins
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10/27/16
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