Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Nor'easter to follow Sandy

Residents of New York, New Jersey, and surrounding areas affected by last week's superstorm have little time to breath as a nor'easter approaches the coast.  A nor'easter is a storm system similar to that of a hurricane, with strong winds, coastal flooding, and large amounts of precipitation.  Normally a storm of this type would have little impact on the eastern United States, but following the destruction of Sandy, this is the last thing these people need.  To top the whole thing off, the storm is supposed to hit on election day.  Many voters in the disaster area are finding it hard to focus on the election at hand when many still have standing water in their homes or are still evacuated due to this nor'easter storm.  Speculation as to whether or not the storm Sandy would affect the presidential election has been confirmed, though efforts have been made by state officials to encourage voting.  An affadavit is available to those voters living in the disaster area, allowing them to vote at any poll in the state.  The reconstruction effort following Sandy has been positive.  New York subways systems are running and 87% of people who lost power now have it once again.  Reconstruction is not over yet, but the superstorm followed by a nor'easter on top of an election makes for a very busy couple of weeks for Americans along the east coast.
A roller coaster sits in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after the Fun Town pier it sat on in Seaside Heights, New Jersey<strong>, </strong>was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

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