natural disasters
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Emergency Torch Automatically Turns On When There’s An Earthquake
When a natural disaster strikes in the middle of the night, the last thing you want to do is waste time stumbling around in the dark looking for a torch. So a company in Japan, where recent disasters have left the country on high alert, has developed an LED torch that automatically lights up when…
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How New York Will Stop The Subway From Flooding Next Time
New York knew for a long time that a big storm could flood and collapse the subway system, which is exactly what happened with Sandy. Yet city officials did nothing about it. But now, after all the suffering, we’ll finally be prepared.
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Watch MTA Workers Deep Inside NYC’s Storm-Ravaged L Train Tunnel
We’ve seen photos of New York’s beloved L train being drained of flood water left over from Hurricane Sandy. Now the MTAhas released video footage of workers toiling away to get the beleaguered line back up and running.
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Can New York Handle Another Big Storm Right Now?
Just a week after Hurricane Sandy plunged New York and New Jersey into a state of emergency from which they have yet to recover, another storm is on its way. A Nor’easter, and a big, nasty one by the looks of it.