Unique Vulnerability of the New York & New Jersey Metropolitan Area to Hurricane Damage
Most people believe that any hurricanes that travel northward make a landfall on Eastern Long Island, and create few problems for people in the N.Y – N.J. Metropolitan Region. However, historical research shows that hurricanes have made direct landfalls in New York City in 1821 and 1993. The Major 1938 Hurricane made a landfall 70 … Read more