Lower Manhattan Still Slowed by Sandy

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Weather.com - Tom Hays/AP, 11/26/12Manhattan, N.Y.

Chief engineer Mike Lahm walks through the pump room as he shows journalists the basement of 120 Wall Street in New York. The basement was totally submerged during Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

 

NEW YORK — The hum of massive mobile generators, boilers and pumps emerges blocks from Manhattan's Financial District and turns into a steady din south of Wall Street — the now-familiar sound of an area laboring to recover from Superstorm Sandy.

Other parts of the city have gotten mayoral visits and media attention after the Oct. 29 storm killed dozens of residents and tore apart homes in coastal neighborhoods. Less obvious were the millions upon million gallons of sea water that wreaked havoc on subterranean electrical panels and other internal infrastructure throughout lower Manhattan, making them unusable even after power was restored to the area.

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Afghanistan Vet Adopts Bomb-sniffing Dog

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The Weather Channel Scott Brand Published: Nov 28, 2012, 2:40 PM EST Associated Press

In an Oct. 11, 2012 photo, Gage Lamothe and his bomb-sniffing black Lab, Willy, pose for a photo in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- When word recently arrived in the Sault that Willy was ready for adoption, Gage LaMothe didn't hesitate.

And a half-day of driving and 800 or so odd miles to Virginia wasn't going to stand in the way for this former member of the United States Marine Corps.

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Russia Volcano Threatens International Air Travel

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Weather.com - 11/29/12, Nick Wiltgen

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This July 2010 photo shows Tolbachik Volcano on eastern Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. The volcano is now erupting for the first time in 36 years. Flickr Photo/Einar Fredricksen

 

International air travel could be affected by a volcanic eruption that began Tuesday in far eastern Russia, according to Russian volcano experts.

The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) issued an orange alert for the Plosky Tolbachik volcano earlier this week and upgraded the notice to a red alert on Thursday.,

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Ravaged Stretch of A1A May Not Return to 4-Lane Road

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Weather.com - 11/28/12
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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. -- Four blocks of State Road A1A, ravaged by churning waves that have undermined the roadway and torn up sidewalks and seawall, have become a spectacle, drawing onlookers wowed by Mother Nature's destructive power.

While Mayor Jack Seiler and other officials warned Monday that the blocks between Northeast 14th and 18th Streets may never again be able to support four lanes of traffic, the damage may preview what rising sea levels can mean for coastal communities throughout South Florida.

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Violent Tornado Strikes Italy

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Weather.com - 11/29/12, Tim Ballisty

A large, multi-vortex tornado struck the coastal city of Taranto in southeast Italy on Wednesday morning. It occurred at roughly 5:30 am EST or 11:30 am CET local time. Early reports indicate that at least 20 people were injured. Video shows property damage including flipped cars.

Below is a collection of photos, video and other information from Taranto.

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Morgan Stanley CEO Pushes 'Fiscal Cliff' Bipartisanship As Bank Lobbies For Tax Breaks

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Huffington Post, Ben Hallman Posted: Updated: 11/28/2012 4:39 pm EST

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James Gorman, Morgan Stanley's chief executive, wrote a note to his 16,000 employees this week to urge them to pressure their elected congressional representatives to pursue a compromise to avert the looming financial budgetary crisis known as the "fiscal cliff."

But even as he called for a "balanced solution," lobbyists who represent Gorman's bank were fighting to preserve an exemption that allows the company to enjoy a lucrative tax break unavailable to most Americans.

 

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