Hurricane Sandy

The Dune Abides: Work Begins To Fix Boca Beach Eroded by Sandy

Christine DiMattei — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Imagine enough sand to cover about four football fields, four feet high, and you'll get an idea of how much work is being done to build up the dunes in Boca Raton's Red Reef Park.

Drill, Baby, Drill: Post-Sandy Restoration Work Begins On Fort Lauderdale's SR A1A

Christine DiMattei — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:30:00 +0000

A four-block stretch of State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale that got a pounding from Mother Nature last fall is now getting a drilling by construction workers.

Between October and November, crashing waves, high tides and storm surge from Hurricane Sandy destroyed parts of the beach, seawall and roadway just north of Sunrise Boulevard.

This week, an enormous rig positioned along the beach will drill about 40 feet down, to prepare the way for the installation of a new seawall.

Picking 2012's Word Of The Year

editor — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:13:52 +0000

There is a major decision coming up that will truly define the year 2012. Yes, it's almost time for the American Dialect Society to once again vote on the Word of the Year. Will it be selfie? Hate-watching? Superstorm? Double down? Fiscal cliff? Or (shudder) YOLO?

Ben Zimmer is a language columnist for The Boston Globe and chairman of the American Dialect Society's New Words Committee.

Slammed By Hurricane Sandy, New York Galleries Seek Recovery At Art Basel

Arianna Prothero — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:46:41 +0000

Galleries were flooded, artwork destroyed and the New York art word left reeling when Hurricane Sandy hit at the end of October.

A month later, several of those galleries damaged in the historic storm are now in Miami for Art Basel.

Is Climate Change "Sinking In" For Leaders?

Phil Latzman — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Leaders from throughout the region meet in Jupiter later this week for the fourth annual Regional Climate Leadership Summit, and the timing couldn't be better. Or worse, depending on your perspective.

Pounding surf and high tides from Hurricane Sandy's passage have put the issue front and center, especially in Fort Lauderdale.

Busy Hurricane Season Ends; El Niño A No-Show

Phil Latzman — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0000

The Atlantic Hurricane season comes to its merciless end today.

It concludes in a busier-than-expected year punctuated by one of the most damaging storms on record, Hurricane Sandy.

When it began, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a near-normal season of anywhere between 9 and 15 named storms.

The final number turned out to be 19, with most systems--including the season's only major hurricane, Michael-- spinning out harmlessly in the ocean and posing little threat to land.

NEWSCAST: How South Florida Dodged Hurricanes This Season

WLRN-Miami Herald News — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:29:17 +0000

Today is the last day of hurricane season, and South Florida was largely spared. The season concludes a busier-than-expected year punctuated by one of the most damaging storms on record.

We take a look back at Sandy, a storm with a track forecasters say they haven't seen in more than 150 years.

WLRN-Miami Herald News has details on how a no-show weather pattern from the Pacific may be to blame for an unusual six months.

Many South Florida Beaches Bereft Of Sand By 'Sandy'

Christine DiMattei — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Hurricane Sandy might have dealt South Florida only a glancing blow, but the monster storm left its mark on the region's beaches.

From Miami Beach to northern Palm Beach County, widespread beach erosion can be seen in many coastal communities. Palm Beach County environmental director Dan Bates says parts of the county unprotected by the natural buffer of the Bahamas got hit hard.

NEWSCAST: Surprise Box Of Uncounted Ballots Discovered In Broward

Sammy Mack — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:05:24 +0000

Broward County is still tallying up votes in two recounts from last week’s election.

In Dania Beach's close commission race, Chickie Brandimartie leads Mac McElyea by just 16 votes out of more than 4,000. In Hallandale Beach, it's even closer with Anthony Sanders leading Michele Lazarow by just 6 votes out of more than 7,000.

Thousands Of FPL Workers Still In Northeast After Sandy, Nor'easter

Christine DiMattei — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:17:20 +0000

More than 1,000 Florida Power & Light workers are still up north, helping homes and businesses restore power after a double whammy: First, Hurricane Sandy and then a powerful winter storm that blew the lights out again.

Votes From FPL's Hurricane Sandy Crews Arrive Home First

Christine DiMattei — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Among the thousands of Floridians who voted by absentee ballot are work crews sent up north to help get the power back on after Hurricane Sandy.

Days before Hurricane Sandy hammered the northeast, hundreds of Florida Power & Light workers got in their trucks and drove north.

The crews were deployed as part of mutual assistance partnership between FPL and utilities along the east coast.

NEWSCAST: Romney Campaigns In Miami

WLRN-Miami Herald News — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:58:28 +0000

Mitt Romney tries to pivot from disaster in the northeast to the final week of campaigning in Florida. Meanwhile, the death toll rises in Haiti as a result of Sandy.

Sandy Underscores Debate Over Government's Role

Scott Horsley — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:30:00 +0000

President Obama offered thoughts and prayers Tuesday for all those who have been affected by Sandy. He also offered something more tangible: the full resources of the federal government.

"The most important message I have for them is that America's with you," he said. "We are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet."

For Obama, the federal government is a critical vehicle for that kind of help.

Live Blog: Sandy Makes Landfall In New Jersey With Punishing Winds, Driving Rain

Eyder Peralta — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:58:02 +0000

Sandy made landfall along the New Jersey coast, earlier this evening. The storm has already wreaked havoc across the Mid-Atlantic and northeast and its expected to affect millions more Americans as it moves northwest, dumping rain and kicking up winds of up to 80 mph.

We'll update this post with the latest news about the storm, which forecasters warn is historic in size and intensity.

Update at 5 a.m. ET Tuesday. Dozens Of Homes Destroyed In Fire

Dozens of homes have been destroyed in a massive fire in the New York City borough of Queens.

Hurricane Sandy Is Parking Planes Across South Florida

Arianna Prothero — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:38:37 +0000

Even though Hurricane Sandy has moved past South Florida, the region's airports continue to feel the storm's effects.

Director of Operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Mike Monnemacher, said 152 flights have been canceled at his airport.

"One of our larger markets for this airport is to the Northeast," Monnemacher said. " So, when we're not having any operations into the Washington all the up through Boston area, that's a significant number of aircraft. So, right now we have 35 aircraft that really don't have any place to go."

Computers, Pinch Of Art Aid Hurricane Forecasters

Scott Neuman — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:06:39 +0000

If you've ever found yourself anxiously wondering where a hurricane might make landfall, then you're probably familiar with "spaghetti charts" — the intertwined web of possible storm tracks put out by many forecasters.

Those lines represent hundreds of millions of observations from satellites, aircraft, balloons and buoys, all crunched from complex forecasting equations on some of the world's most powerful computers.

Brian McNoldy, a senior research assistant at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, says that if you're trying to untangle the sp

Surfers Get Ready To Ride Hurricane Sandy's (20 Foot) Waves

Daniel Rivero — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:38:31 +0000

South Florida beaches are characteristically void of big, west coast waves. Visitors and residents alike can be seen swimming in the calm water, and sipping mojitos on the shore for relaxation.

Sandy Is Now A Hurricane

WLRN Staff — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:55:05 +0000

Sandy became a hurricane this morning, the 10th of this active season, as it approached Jamaica. A tropical storm watch continues in Florida from the Keys north to the Brevard-Volusia county line. South Florida is not in the cone, but it can expect wind and rain Thursday though Saturday. Here's the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.