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The news and social media gave information about the up coming strom, Hurricane Sandy. They wanted to make sure that people who were clos to danger had to move away and find a safe house or shelter. 

This article shows that the NJ Turnpike Authority responded to this infrastructural hazard when the Newark Bay Extension Bridge (between Newark and Bayonne which links all points west of Jersey City and Bayonne to the Holland Tunnel), showed serious structural deficiencies. 

Putting houses up high and making pits deep enough to slow thw water down not damage the house. Houses on higher ground or built higher can lessen the damage costs and repairs to less money. 

NJ Transit as kind enough to stay open for people to be transported safely from danger. 

seeing that dump trucks and more are being transferred the newark as a dumping ground. This causes a lot ofharmful chemicals to appear. 

After the storm, In Newark, people from different communities helped out to rebuild their city and improve it to make sure that the next strom will not do any more damage. 

This artifact represents a form of a precaution against the hazard of flooding and other natural disasters. This is a map showing the evcacuation routes for residents of Essex County.

After the storm, transportation was little to no opporational when it comes to families trying to get somewhere safe.  

The source of resilence was local knowledge and community that wanted to see a difference from companies dumping trash in the water.