Like many Jersey Shore towns, Cape May is no stranger to hurricanes and devastating storms. The historic town, which bills itself as America’s oldest seaside resort, is basically an island at the very ...
New research shows that hurricane-related flooding does not just cause short-term damage; it can raise cardiovascular risks for older adults years after the storm has passed. Study: Hurricane Exposure ...
A new study published in JAMA Network Open, a monthly open-access medical journal published by the American Medical Association, has uncovered a long-term link between Hurricane Sandy flooding and ...
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm would bring severe flooding to the East Coast—particularly New Jersey and New York City—and go down as the ...
Hurricanes are measured on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which runs from Category 1 up to Category 5. According to The Weather Channel, the scale was developed in the 1970s by Miami ...