13 killed, Manhattan flooded and in darkness and 6 million without power as superstorm Sandy throws a 4-metre wall of water at US

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13 killed, Manhattan flooded and in darkness and 6 million without power as superstorm Sandy throws a 4-metre wall of water at US

The Independent | Oct. 30, 2012

At least 13 people have been killed in the US and millions are without power after Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline and hurled a record-breaking 13ft surge of seawater at New York.Related StoriesTwo lost as storm sinks replica tall ship HMS BountyBoy 'thought he was right' to shoot neo-Nazi fatherAmerica cowers as Hurricane Sandy roars in: 60m brace themselves for disaster as wall of water builds off US, with East Coast grinding to a ... Full Story »

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by William Hughes-Games - Oct. 30, 2012

A factual report of what is known at this time about the results of the storm.

What everyone must keep firmly in mind is that this storm has nothing to do with climate change. Despite the ridiculous claims by scientists who have been studying this all of their lives, the climate is not shifting 4km north each year (see link below) and when the Arctic ice is all gone in a few years, the climate is not going to stop it's slow creep northward and take a giant step (remember the kids game??). Furthermore, Greenland is not going to start melting at a greatly ... More »

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