Aaron Naparstek

» Wednesday, July 20, 2005

The Big One

Are there more big hurricanes forming in the Atlantic than there used to be? If so, is it because of global warming? What are the odds of a major hurricane hitting New York City?

For the answers to these questions and more, check out my cover story in this week's New York Press: The Big One.

"Try to tell someone in Sheepshead Bay that they have to evacuate immediately because within the next 24 hours they'll have 30 feet of storm surge on their neighborhood. They'll laugh at you—absolutely laugh at you. I mean, I barely even believe it."

-- Mike Lee, Director of Watch Command, New York City Office of Emergency Management

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Comments

Right on, Aaron. I remember Gloria and I remember Bob, and I remember not being scared about either one. Ever since this year's crazy hurricane-season-on-steroids began, though, I've become very interested the idea of a hurricane hitting New York. It's a bit scary. This year, of course, is proving to a big season. No sooner did Dennis die out than Emily was already bearing down on the Lesser Antillies -- and it's only July.

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AD @ 7/20/2005 8:21 PM | Link

Don't you think part of it is probably a kind of a latent wish-fulfillment on our parts? Like, by the time summer rolls around, you're so sick of the city you start imaginging it getting shellacked by a hurricane. I bet if we had a house in the country, we wouldn't be so apocalyptic....

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Ar2thelow aka arlo @ 7/22/2005 10:49 AM | Link

any one living in new york and reading this should spread the word NOAA gives it a 4% chance if it lasts till thursday night

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Anonymous @ 9/12/2005 3:08 AM | Link

For the latest news update: Allstate Insurance has just announced it will no longer insure homes on Long Island and in NYC and Westchester, and will in fact begin terminating existing policies as they expire. They have 26% of the area's market share.

The article notes that the company feels the hurricane risk for our area is too great. This is a bit ominous, if you ask me.

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AD @ 2/06/2006 6:10 PM | Link

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