Hurricane Sandy 2012

What is Hurricane Sandy ? 

Hurricane sandy also called "super storm sandy"  devastated portions of the caribbean and the Mid- Atlantic and Northeasten United states during late october 2012.  Named of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane seasons. Storms of Category 2 intensity often damage roofing material (sometimes exposing the roof) and inflict damage upon poorly constructed doors and windows. Poorly constructed signs and piers can receive considerable damage and many trees are uprooted or snapped. Mobile homes, whether anchored or not, are typically damaged and sometimes destroyed, and many manufactured homes also suffer structural damage.

Small craft in unprotected anchorages may break their moorings. Extensive to near-total power outages and scattered loss of potable water are likely, possibly lasting many days.While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States,the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (as measured by diameter, with winds spanning 1,100 miles (1,800 km)). Preliminary estimates of losses due to damage and business interruption are estimated at $65.6 billion (2012 USD), which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane, behind only Hurricane Katrina.At least 253 people were killed along the path of the storm in seven countries. Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy six hours later. Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually intensified.On October 24, Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, a few hours later, re-emerged into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane.

 On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba, then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 26, Sandy moved through the Bahamas. As hurricanes go, Sandy was an undistinguished Category 1 blow: Its 75-mph winds just barely qualified it as a hurricane.Effect of Hurricane Sandy divided by social, technology, political and enviroment. for the social impacts  and its aftermath that killed more than 100 people, include 69 Caribbean, 55 U.S. as of Oct. 31 a.m. destroyed whole communities in coastal New York and New Jersey, left tens of thousands homeless.

In addition, an estimated 50 million people live in the storm's projected path, where it has cancelled work and school. Next, the Subway service was closed and left people with no transportation because they were “flooded up to the ceiling” and it takes some time to take the water out of the flooded tunnels.And then, inflicted billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and cut power to more than 8 million homes, some of which remained dark for weeks.Economical impacts :Hundreds of schools, offices, shopping malls and restaurants have closed their doors in anticipation of the hurricane. Example: Broadway theaters canceled their shows. More than 60 million Americans are likely to be impacted by Sandy and experts are forecasting damages would hit $100 billion.Airlines have grounded thousands of flights in the Northeast. Amtrak has halted passenger train services across the north-east, while nearly 6,800 flights were cancelled.