A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York's climate future
National Hurricane Center data for New York City shows development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.
Superstorm Sandy hit New York City on October 29, 2012 and was the deadliest storm of that hurricane season.
Over 48 hours, it damaged or destroyed nearly 800 buildings in the city, including 70,000 housing units and left about 2 million people without electricity. Forty-three people in the city died as a result and damage was estimated at $19 billion. The preparation and response was one of the largest mobilizations of public services in history, according to the city.
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