Hurricane SANDY

1. Hurricane SANDY Katelyn Mascheika Period 3

2. INTRODUCTION • Location, cities effected. • Weather conditions • Damage • Help relief • Government response

3. Location • Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states. • It hit the eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine. • Particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York. • Hurricane Sandy made landfalls in Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas and had significant effects in Haiti.

4. Damage • Reported estimated damage caused by Sandy was $50 billion. • More than 650,000 U.S. homes were damaged or destroyed by the storm. • 8,100,000 homes lost power. • The dollar value of the lost business activity was 25,000,000,000. • While passing over Jamaica, it dumped up to 28 inches of rain.

6. Weather Conditions • Began as a tropical wave in the Caribbean on October 19. • It became a tropical depression in just six hours. • It upgraded to a hurricane on Oct. 24 when its maximum sustained winds reached 74 mph. • A full moon made high tides 20 percent higher than normal • Category 3 Hurricane. • 89 mph winds were recorded when Hurricane Sandy moved through New Jersey.

8. Restore the shore • Some of entertainment's biggest stars were part of MTV's "Restore the Shore". • MTV shows including "Awkward," "Teen Wolf," "Teen Mom," "The Challenge," and "The Real World" - were live in MTV's Times Square studio, calling donors to thank them for giving. • Stars contributing were One Direction, Kim Kardashian, Ne-Yo, Bruno Mars, fun., the Jonas Brothers, All Time Low, Sean Kingston and many more.

9. 12-12-12 • Sandy Relief Concert • It took place on December 12, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. • Many famous performers took part in the charity event, including Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, Chris Martin, The Who, and Kanye West. • The concert was podcasted live on 39 U.S. television stations. • It was also streamed on over twenty-five websites.

10. RED CROSS • They spent an estimated $110 million by the end of December on Super storm Sandy emergency relief. • As of December 17, the American Red Cross has received $202 million in donations and pledges for its Sandy response. • They are serving more than 9 million meals and snacks. • Handing out more than 6.7 million relief items such as cold weather items and clean-up supplies. • Providing more than 103,000 health services and emotional support contacts for people living in very tough conditions. • Supported more than 81,000 shelter stays, more than half of the total number of Sandy shelters.

11. Government response • The President of the United States came to New Jersey on Wednesday October 31. • President Obama was with Gov. Chris Christie on the ground in Jersey and then in the air. • The evening of Nov. 1, president Obama approved a 100 percent cost share in for ten days, starting October 31, for emergency work forpower and transportation systems in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut counties. • other forms of Category B (emergency work) public assistance would remain at a 75 percent cost share. • FEMA and the Department of Defense supplied water, meals, blankets and other resources closer to potentially impacted areas, should they be needed and requested by the state.