A 4Channer used FakeTweetBuilder this week to fabricate a tweet from Entertainment Tonight claiming that Justin Bieber was diagnosed with cancer and that Beliebers everywhere were shaving their heads in support.
Rabu, 31 Oktober 2012
Northeast US Crippled by Storm Damage
Millions of people throughout the US Eastern Seaboard were without power or access to transportation on Tuesday after the biggest storm to hit the country in decades left at least 34 people dead, towns and roads underwater, trees toppled and power lines downed."The devastation on the Jersey Shore is some of the worst we've ever seen,” said a grim-looking and exhausted New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.“The cost of the storm is incalculable at this point," he said.Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coast Monday night with sustained winds of 80 mph (129 kph) and heavy, relentless rains.The devastation brought the busy, bustling Northeast to a virtual standstill, with schools, businesses, and airlines closed, mass transit systems shut down, more than 15,000 flights cancelled and many roads impassable.At least 8 million electric customers were without power, including many hospitals and nursing homes.“This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst we have ever experienced,” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.The storm claimed the lives of at least ten people in the New York area, he said, and “sadly… we expect that number to grow.”The two biggest challenges the city faces, he said, were getting transportation systems up and running and restoring power.A flood gauge in Battery Park, the southernmost tip of Manhattan, registered 13.88 feet (4.23 meters) Monday night, beating the modern record by more than 3 feet (0.9 meters), the National Weather Service said.The storm surge topped the seawall in New York’s Financial District and flowed up Wall Street knocking out power, and flooding streets and buildings.The New York Stock Exchange remained closed Tuesday for a second day, but will open again on Wednesday.The high waters also flooded tunnels, underground subway stations, and an open construction pit at the World Trade Center site.Officials estimate 4-5 days before subway service is fully operational, and at least 2-3 days before electric power is restored to parts of the city.There was also extensive flooding in many New York City neighborhoods, submerging cars completely underwater."This will be one for the record books," said John Miksad with Consolidated Edison, which powers customers in and around New York City, in an Associated Press report.A massive blaze overnight destroyed more than 80 homes in the New York City borough of Queens and looked “like a forest fire out in the Midwest,” said Bloomberg. The fire was contained but not out by midday Tuesday.A crane that collapsed in high winds at a high-rise construction zone on Monday still dangled 74 floors over the streets of Manhattan, but would not be fully secured until the winds die down.President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in New York City and New Jersey on Tuesday, which makes federal funding available to people affected by the storm.The damage toll from the storm could come to $20 billion.In New Jersey, search, rescue and recovery operations were underway by daybreak for people trapped by floodwaters in coastal communities.“We want to make sure we are getting to New Jerseyans who chose not to leave evacuated areas or who got caught in unexpected floodwaters,” said Christie. He stressed that the top priority is rescuing people stranded on barrier islands.He said state police and National Guard helicopters were engaged in rescue efforts all along the coast, and a swift water team trained to deal with rapidly moving water was beginning rescue and recovery for those who remained in Atlantic City.Much of Atlantic City remained flooded Tuesday and several blocks of the historic boardwalk - the first in the nation - were destroyed.The storm also caused major beach erosion along New Jersey’s coast, which is a major part of the state’s $35 billion tourism industry.Christie also said commuter trains connecting northern New Jersey and New York City would be out of service for at least 7-10 days because of flooding at train stations. And he said rail lines throughout the state were damaged and washed out as well.The storm also caused problems at five nuclear plants in its path, as the nation’s oldest nuclear plant declared an alert and a second plant 40 miles (64 km) from New York City was forced to shut down.The effects from the massive storm were still being felt far and wide on Tuesday, as coastal flood warnings were in effect over much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and blizzard warnings were in place for higher elevations including the Appalachian Mountains.The storm which is now designated as a post-tropical cyclone is predicted to reach Canada on Wednesday.
Hurricane Sandy: The Best Flood Photos Shared on Social Networks
The promised storm surges from Hurricane Sandy are sending people for higher ground. Areas in New York and Jersey are getting hit especially hard because of their proximity to the ocean. In the midst of all of it, the Internet is doing what it does best; sharing information. People all over the East Coast have been snapping amazing flood and weather photos and uploading them to social networks like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Check out some of the best so far:
Avalon Pier, North Carolina
Ventnor City, NJ
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Hoboken, New Jersey
Cape May, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk continues to get hit hard by #Sandy #HRSandy pic.twitter.com/MS9QAGE0
New York Harbor
The Battery Park sea wall, in New York City
Ocean City, NJ (No pun intended.)
Brigantine, NJ
Wildwood, NJ
Jamaica Bay, Queens NY
Lewes, Delaware
The Atlantic City Boardwalk in NJ
A bit of the Hudson River, as seen from NJ
NYC And Hurricanes
Interesting facts about New York City and hurricanes. Be careful when hurricane is coming!!!
The deadliest and costliest hurricanes in the US history
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- FRANCES: Heavy surf pounds the north shore as Category 4 Hurricane Frances, packing winds of 140 miles per hour, skirted the island 100 miles to the north August 31, 2004 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Frances’ trajectory continued towards the Bahamas and the southeastern coast of the United States.
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- WILMA: A van drives down a boulevard during Hurricane Wilma October 24, 2005 in Ft. Myers, Florida. Hurricane Wilma made landfall in the early morning hours as a Category Three storm.
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- IKE: Marty Wagner carries Tatum Wagner as they move away from the spray caused by surging water from Galveston Bay September 12, 2008 in Kemah, Texas.
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- CHARLEY: Yoandris Marcos shows the roof her house destroyed by Hurricane Charley August 13, 2004 in the town of Santa Fe, Havana, Cuba. The Category 2 hurricane carried winds of up to 110 mph and raced across Cuba in less than two hours.
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- RITA: People stand near a sea wall as water crashes over from Hurricane Rita at the southernmost point marker September 20, 2005 in Key West, Florida
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- ANDREW: A sailboat rests on the Rickenbacker Causeway to Key Biscayne with the Miami downtown skyline in the background August 26, 1992 two days after Hurricane Andrew ripped through south Florida.
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- HUGO: Hurricane Hugo in action as it hits St. Croix, Virgin Islands in 1989.
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- A couple sitting amongst the remains of their home at Highland Park, Rhode Island, USA, after a 100-mile-an-hour swept the Atlantic coast of North America.
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- JEANNE: Mary Young looks at the damage to her father-in-law’s home after the trailer was blown apart by winds from Hurricane Jeanne September 26, 2004 in Sebastian, Florida.
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- Waves from Hurricane Ike engulf a sculpture dedicated to the 6,000 who died on Galveston Island from a 1900 hurricane. The 1900 hurricane is considered to be the deadliest.
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- KATRINA: In this handout image provided by the US Coast Guard, water flooded roadways can be seen as the US Coast Guard conducts initial Hurricane Katrina damage assessment overflights August 29, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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- IVAN: The pier at Pensacola Beach, Florida takes a pounding on September 15, 2004 as the outer bands of Hurricane Ivan lash the Florida panhandle. Pensacola Beach could bear the brunt of the storm with a 18-foot storm surge and winds over 100 miles per hours.
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