Athena—the season's first major winter storm—is just beginning to hit New York City. This is bad news—the situation is still pretty rough for many residents. Hurricane Sandy really wreaked havoc in the city; here's a collection of the most astounding before and after comparisons.
All the damage to the communications infrastructure brought on by Hurricane Sandy is sure giving the people who keep track of the technical underpinnings of the Internet a lot of fodder to see how well things do and don’t work in real-world situations.
The folks at Renesys, the market research firm that keeps constant tabs on the health and operations of the Internet, watched networks in and around New York fail in real time as the hurricane swept across the region.
You’ll remember that the fundamental design principle of the Internet is that it routes traffic around failure automatically — supposedly, the legend goes, to enable it to keep running after a nuclear war. Well, the folks at Renesys watched that happen in real time, too. In its latest corporate blog post, it shows via a handful of colorful graphics how the traffic that would normally have run through New York took a different route, say from Paris to Washington D.C., or via Dallas to Palo Alto to get to India.
Instagram is all grown up. Not just because it now has a big, publicly-traded parent company. Nor am I referring to its unprecedentedly rapid user growth or new Web-based user profiles. In just the last few weeks, something significant has happened. Instagram became a mainstream social network, checked by everyday users during major news events and embraced by media outlets who previously weren't sure what to make of it.
SMvideoChan created this time-lapse video that captures Hurricane Sandy rolling in over New York City at 30s per frame. It starts around 1 PM on Sunday October 28 and ends around 2:30 PM on Tuesday October 30, 2012. Jalopnik reports that the camera was mounted on top of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud building.
To find a Red Cross shelter, people can download the Red Cross Hurricane app, visit the Red Cross web site , call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767.)”
People can also register on the Red Cross Safe and Well website, a secure and easy-to-use online tool that helps families connect during emergencies. To register, visit www.redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767). This site also connects with the Twitter and Facebook accounts of users.
The Northeast is beginning to pick up the pieces of Hurricane Sandy, which raced through the area on Monday night, causing millions of customers to lose power, historic flooding and fires.
As of Tuesday morning, much of the water has receded, but there are risks of further high tides to come today, and the ongoing damage is going to be enormous.
As you know, there’s a big storm brewing on the East Coast. Luckily, the Internet has sprung into action with some great resources.
Google has a fantastic program that prepares the world for major events involving Mother Nature, and it has set up a crisis map for people on the East Coast preparing for Hurricane Sandy.
Though it was ultimately short-lived, business owners across the east coast were not pleased to close their doors because of Tropical Storm Irene, and used their storefronts to vent frustrations. Here are the best ones.
We admit we're a little spooked by Hurricane Irene, which has already started to hit Manhattan.
A lot of people are making light of it on Twitter; the humor is a welcome distraction.
We found the funniest 140 character commentary on Hurricane Irene to help you ride out the storm.
CNET put together a list of the best sites for tracking Hurricane Irene.
The National Hurricane Center should be your go-to site. It has the latest advisories, maps and satellite images.
Weather.com has a lot of maps, charts, and even storm chasers that will keep you constantly up to speed. MyWeather.com is a similar solution.
If you live on the East Coast, Hurricane Irene will probably rain out your weekend. While you can't control when Irene will visit your neighborhood, how long she'll stay, and what kind of houseguest she'll be, with the latest tech you can stay informed and make the appropriate arrangements.
Start by backing everything up and assembling your emergency kit: You can use our stories, The Best Tech for a Disaster and Disaster-Proof Your Data with Online Backup to ensure you and your data stay high and dry.
Your research can begin with familiar resources. There's nothing wrong with Accuweather or The Weather Channel. Both resources offer rich desktop sites and generous mobile support. But if you really want the most complete hurricane resources, it's best to broaden your search. Here's what you need to know.
