NPR:
As of Tuesday morning, for residents of the East Coast of the
US, the worst of Hurricane Sandy has passed through, leaving
flooded streets, downed trees, and millions of people without
power. The damage is still being assessed as the storm makes
its way toward Canada and the Great Lakes region. Not only is
Sandy one of the largest hurricanes ever to strike the US, it
is also extremely slow-moving and staying strong even as it
moves across the eastern part of North America. In addition, it
struck the coast during high tide and a full moon and coincided
with a winter storm moving east from the central US. To discuss
the many factors that make Sandy such a rare event, NPR's Audie
Cornish
interviews
Perry Samson, an atmospheric science professor at the
University of Michigan.
