This Week in History, Oct 28 - Nov 3
Oct 28, 1965
Gateway Arch completed. Construction is completed on the Gateway Arch, a spectacular 630-foot-high parabola of stainless steel marking the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial on the waterfront of St. Louis, Missouri.
Oct 29, 1998
HURRICANE SANDY. Poses Serious Threat For Millions.
Many worry hurricane may cause destruction and a lot of pollution to hit the body of water.
Sandy is on track to smack the US somewhere between the Delmarva Peninsula to the south and Cape Cod to the north and across Delaware and Pennsylvania.
FUNGAL MENINGITIS OUTBREAK. Questions Await Answers.
Victim’s family members want answers as an outbreak characterized by uncertainty and ambiguity.
US GENERAL ACCUSATIONS. Investigations Involves Three Army Men.
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Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder
http://gis.nyc.gov/oem/he/index.html
Those who live in Zone A:
Residents in Zone A face the highest risk of flooding from a hurricane's storm surge.
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Enter your home address to find if you're in the Hurricane Evacuation Zone you live in
Red Zone A - Highest risk of flooding from a hurricane's storm surge
Yellow Zone B - Moderate likelihood of evacuation if a hurricane reaches NYC
Irene left millions of people without power, so utilities companies are taking no chances as they line up extra crews and tree-trimmers. Winds threaten to topple power lines, and trees that still have leaves could be weighed down by snow and fall over if the weight becomes too much.
NYC officials have begun precautions for an ominous but still uncertain forecast. No decision has been made on whether any of the city's public transportation outlets will be shut, despite predictions that a sudden shift of the storm's path could cause a surge of 3 to 6 feet in the subways.
KILLER HURRICANE. May Threaten Millions.
National weather forecasters now say Sandy is a hurricane again, several hours after being downgraded to tropical storm. Frankenstorm lives and it is not to be taken lightly.
CAMP PAIN BATTLES. Swing Votes.
Candidates battle for swing state voters. Mitt Romney’s team catches up with President Obama’s outreach. Meanwhile, President Obama and Governor Romney could split popular and electoral college vote. New polls suggest Romney could win the popular vote, while the electoral college gives Obama a second term.
Pumpkins are carved, costumes are made and candy is ready to be handed out to very eager kids. Yes, Halloween is less than one week away, but there are plenty of video clips and games to play between now and then to get everyone, regardless of age, into the haunting spirit. Just stay out of the cemetery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dfZ9BXaNyE&feature=inp-tw-paq
Volunteers will plant 5,000 trees in Floyd Bennett Field as part of MillionTreesNYC Fall Planting Day. More than 20,000 trees will be planted citywide. The day will also kick off 40th Anniversary celebrations at Gateway National Recreation Area that will be on-going all year long.
Other activities throughout the day include hikes of the trails of the North Forty Natural Area, tours of the renovated Ryan Visitor Center, wilderness skills classes, special tours of historic aircraft at Hangar B, and Gateway’s 40th Anniversary Campfire Program which will be held in the evening.
As Halloween approaches, US weather forecasters are frightened about the possibility of a monster storm slamming into the mainland. Frankenstein, which is also called the monster is a fictional character, but according to experts this one is the real deal.
Frankenstorm is a monster combination of high wind, heavy rain, extreme tides and perhaps even a snow storm to boot. The snow could possibly cause havoc along the East Coast around the time the nation celebrates an annual Halloween holiday.