COVID-19 Alert Project
This essay will provide a portal into work in response to COVID-19.
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The communities of New Jersey was not ready for this powerful stomr that knocked power out widespread across the state. They were vulnerable to all things as no agency took the natural steps to protect its people who were hit by the storm.
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Richard.OppongManuA new 'switching site' was build to ensure less people would lose power in a disasterous storm like Hurricane Sandy.
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The Jersey shore especially was vulnerable to a storm of this capcity, and showed how unprepared for the storm they were after the clouds settled. The boardwalk itself was obliterated and homes and roads were floodded. In New York, most train tranporttaion was halted as many of the lines had to undergo maintenance to bring it back to operating status.
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I agree that Newark had terrible water but a big issue is the funding to fix the problem... and the artical goes into all the research about the water but neglects to talk about federal and local funding.
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They have worked to improve the city of Newark in their resilience to server storms.
Hurricane Vulnerability/Resilience in Newark
In this PECE essay, there are numerous articles that discuss New Jersey's, mainly Newark's, vulnerabilities and resilience to hurricanes.
The Morning After In Newark and Lyndhurst: Hurricane Sandy
"Hurricane Sandy: Morning After in Newark and Lyndhurst", shows nearly 12 hours after the storm the immediate look on the major New Jersey cities of Newark and Lyndhurst.
The Red Cross Spending $310M on Recovery of Hurricane Sandy
The Red Cross in their 2 year later report on October 28, 2014 showed how they spent 99% of the $311.5M donated for recovery efforts.