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starroute

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24. The Weather Channel had a lot of it.

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 11:23 AM

Dec 2012

The Weather Channel isn't what it used to be -- more infotainment than weather news these days. But they still send Jim Cantore out into the worst of things, and he was there at Battery Park, retreating step by step as the water came up.

http://www.examiner.com/article/jim-cantore-reports-live-as-hurricane-irene-floods-battery-park-video

Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel reported live from Battery Park in New York City as Hurricane Irene made landfall and flooded parts of lower Manhattan. In order to cover Irene’s landfall, Jim Cantore’s crew parked their truck on high, dry land and ran tons of cable so that Cantore could report live from the storm surge and back up as it came closer.

Around 8:00 a.m. ET, Jim Cantore went live from Battery Park and said…

"This is exactly what we feared – the time of high tide maximizing the storm surge. There is 6-8” of rain easily on the boardwalk. The good news is that it’s not much higher than that. It’s an eerie sight to see. A hurricane coming into New York City with storm surge and wave action. It’s just an amazing sight."

Between his live shots, Cantore tweeted about his experience.

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Chris Hedges: Katrina, All Over Again [View all] marmar Dec 2012 OP

Sacrifice Zones.... Junkdrawer Dec 2012 #1

I misinterpreted "GW" at first... Bibliovore Dec 2012 #7

Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2012 #2

It should also reveal.. butterfly77 Dec 2012 #3

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The only thing I can think of is too.. butterfly77 Dec 2012 #20

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Good read except that Sandy was hardly minimal stress n/t malaise Dec 2012 #4

I read it as "it would have crumbled under minimal stress, Sandy came and worse is to come." n/t Junkdrawer Dec 2012 #5

I read it the way you did. Sandy, by the record 940 barometric pressure alone, was a Cat 3 storm... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #8

Stunned. lapislzi Dec 2012 #18

The Weather Channel had a lot of it. starroute Dec 2012 #24

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Hyperbole. How many people died in Katrina? pnwmom Dec 2012 #10

Hyperbole? Could you please point out where Hedges is exaggerating truth2power Dec 2012 #21

He exaggerated the impact by comparing it to Katrina. Very few lives were lost pnwmom Dec 2012 #25

The impact of this storm wasn't even close to the impact of Katrina George II Dec 2012 #12

I don't think that's his point...... marmar Dec 2012 #13

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Then he should make his point better ShadesOfBlue Dec 2012 #19

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No. It wasn't Katrina again. It was Sandy...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #17

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What is an example of a better response to a disaster like that? dkf Dec 2012 #31

Emphatic K&R! Full article is well worth the read, imho - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #32

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