Sandy
In the Future, Giant Inflatable Balls Will Save the Subway from Floods and Terrorists
A bunch of news outlets are running stories on a gigantic inflatable subway being built by the Department of Homeland Security to keep terrorists out of our transit tunnels.
Ones and Zeros: Climate Change, China's Hipsters, Jony Ive's Apple
Our weekly round-up of the good guys and bad guys running rampant on the open Internet.
If WiFi Is Water, Electricity Is Fire
In Hurricane Sandy's wake, blacked-out New York City's biggest charging station was like a 21st Century bonfire.
This Is What Lower Manhattan Looks Like Right Now
It’s a sight I’ve seen a million times before, but it’s hard to describe how eerie it is to see dozens of building standing silently in the dark.
Let's Clear Up This Confusion About Sandy and Global Warming
In its latest cover story, Bloomberg Businessweek is not shy about the cause of hurricane Sandy, titling it “It’s Global Warming, Stupid.”
Hurricane Sandy Could Boost the Economy, But It’s Not the Kind of Stimulus We Want
When all is said and done, Sandy could end up costing $50 billion, according to estimates by IHS Global Insight.
The Phone-Charging Bonfire of Blackout New York City
In the lobby, a family of New Yorkers was worrying, praying, reading, and waiting too. The reprieve they sought was quick, temporary, but essential. They needed a charge.
This Google Map Layer From 2007 Predicted Sandy-Like Flooding in New York City
In 2007, a group of architecture researchers released a report called Nation Under Siege that used that data to illustrate what surging floodwaters might look like, with a 3D Google Maps layer.
The Destruction of Breezy Point
Two nights ago during Hurricane Sandy, while many New Yorkers were crying about having no internet, the people in Breezy Point, Queens, watched their neighborhood become a water-logged, flame-engulfed vision of hell.
Why It's OK to Stare
There are a great many reasons why we love disasters, and none of them have to do with enjoying the suffering of others. So take some comfort. We’re not into disasters because we’re secretly evil villains; we’re into disasters (in large part) to...
Hurricane Sandy's Rat Problem
If the flooding happened after dominant rats took to the surface and drove the weaklings underground to die, New York City's rat population may have just gotten stronger.
The Media Finally Gets It: There's a Link Between Sandy and Climate Change
For the first times in years, mainstream media outlets are flooding the airwaves, pointing out the link between a warmer world and nastier storms.