Oct 29 The Storm of the Century that comes year after year Klaus Jacob, a special research scientist with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, discusses the possible link between Hurricane Sandy, climate change and a move toward more frequent and disastrous weather events. Plus, why the 100-year-storm will become the two-year storm… Continue reading
Oct 29 After Sandy, New York gets more waterproof The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy wiped out power and businesses in New York, some of which took weeks to come back online. Now power and telephone companies have bounced back and are taking precautions for the next big… Continue reading
Oct 29 Playing Judo with nature A team of Dutch scientists is testing ideas that involve using flood-control systems with nature in mind. They call it eco-engineering, or "Judo with nature." For example, planting trees in front of a dike can reduce the power and… Continue reading
Oct 29 How little blue mussels can help save New York While civil engineers look to floodgates to protect New York City from future floods, landscape architect Kate Orff has turned her attention to an unusual savior: tiny blue mussels. Rebuilding natural shellfish beds, islands and marshes around the city,… Continue reading
Oct 29 Beach Nourishment At Coney Island Coney Island reopened after Hurricane Sandy wiped out the beach amusement park. Its new roller coaster Cyclone towers over a "beach nourishment" project, where dredges pull up sand from the ocean floor and pump it back onto the shore. Continue reading
Oct 29 Dutch farmers move to let floodplains grow The Dutch have dealt with flooding for centuries by raising dikes -- and that may not have been wise. We look at a government program that targets the country's most flood-prone areas, moving the dikes inland, to keep the… Continue reading
Oct 29 Housing prices rise, but consumer confidence suffers a huge drop In economics news, consumer confidence dropped sharply last month due to fallout from the government shutdown. But housing prices rose at the highest rate since 2006. Continue reading
Oct 29 Jesse Jackson Jr. reports to prison BREAKING: Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. reports to North Carolina prison for 2 ½ years: http://t.co/ghAAvexe2L -MM— The Associated Press (@AP) October 29, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 29 Detroit's 'angels' guard the Motor City from the 'Devil's' fire on Halloween Photo by Sean Marshall/Flickr Detroit residents begin patrols of the city's neighborhoods Tuesday to prevent arson. The volunteer effort, known as "Angels' Night" has helped reduce the number of intentional fires set at the end of October,… Continue reading