Superstorm Sandy

Midtown Manhattan in the dark on Tuesday morning

21st century hurricane, 17th century ballad

by Marvin Olasky

Faith & Inspiration |  Walter Russell Mead is a brilliant guy I’ve never interviewed but want to. Next best thing is reading his blog, Via Meadia—and I like his post yesterday…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/21st_century_hurricane_17th_century_ballad]

Water reaches the street level of the flooded Battery Park Underpass in New York.

After Sandy

by Emily Belz

Weather |  New York wakes up from a devastating deluge, and the city’s churches marshal relief efforts

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/after_sandy]

A vehicle damaged by Hurricane Sandy at Breezy Point in the New York City borough of Queens

Storm surge

by Jamie Dean

Weather |  As Hurricane Sandy slams the East Coast, causing death and major power outages, the presidential campaign pauses

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/storm_surge]

Elaine Belviso, 72, is rescued from her flooded home by Suffolk County police after being trapped there overnight

Sandy leaves death, damp, and darkness in wake

by Wire Reports

Weather |  NEW YORK (AP)—Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without power, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/sandy_leaves_death_damp_and_darkness_in_wake]

Waves wash over the seawall near high tide at Battery Park in New York, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012

East Coast grinds to a halt as superstorm nears

by Wire Reports

Weather |  NEW YORK (AP)—Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/east_coast_grinds_to_a_halt_as_superstorm_nears]

A wave crashes in Havana, Cuba, as Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba.

Globe Trot 10.26

by Mindy Belz

International |  The Syrian government declared a four-day ceasefire to honor the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, the first ceasefire in the more than 19-month…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/10/globe_trot_10_26]

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