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>>> THIS IS AN EYEWITNESS NEWS >>> THIS IS AN EYEWITNESS NEWS SPECIAL PRESENTATION.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION. EYEWITNESS TO EXTREME WEATHER,
EYEWITNESS TO EXTREME WEATHER, WITH METEOROLOGISTS LEE
WITH METEOROLOGISTS LEE GOLDBERG, BILL EVANS, JEFF SMITH
GOLDBERG, BILL EVANS, JEFF SMITH AND AIM ME FREEZE.
AND AIM ME FREEZE. >> THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE
>> THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF WEATHER EVENTS.
NUMBER OF WEATHER EVENTS. >> ON OCTOBER 29th EVERYTHING
>> ON OCTOBER 29th EVERYTHING CHANGED FOR NEW YORK.
CHANGED FOR NEW YORK. >> HEARTBREAKING FOR EVERY NEW
>> HEARTBREAKING FOR EVERY NEW JERSEYAN. JERSEYAN. >> EXTREME WEATHER IS THE NEW
>> EXTREME WEATHER IS THE NEW NORMAL. NORMAL. >> I'M METEOROLOGIST LEE >> I'M
METEOROLOGIST LEE GOLDBERG. GOLDBERG. EXTREME WEATHER, IT SEEMS
TO BE EXTREME WEATHER, IT SEEMS TO BE THE CATCH
PHRASE. THE CATCH PHRASE. JUST WHAT IS IT AND WHAT
DOES IT JUST WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN? MEAN?
IN THE TRI-STATE WE'VE IN THE TRI-STATE WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME UNUSUAL
WEATHER EXPERIENCED SOME UNUSUAL WEATHER PATTERNS.
PATTERNS. FRIGHTENING TORNADOS TOUCHING FRIGHTENING TORNADOS TOUCHING DOWN IN THE
MOST UNLIKELY DOWN IN THE MOST UNLIKELY PLACES. PLACES.
TWO POWERFUL HURRICANES WITH A TWO POWERFUL HURRICANES WITH A BULL'S EYE
IN NEW YORK IN TWO BULL'S EYE IN NEW YORK IN TWO STRAIGHT YEARS
AND A RECORD STRAIGHT YEARS AND A RECORD
BREAKING NOR'EASTER. BREAKING NOR'EASTER. WHAT DOES THIS ATMOSPHERIC
WHAT DOES THIS ATMOSPHERIC ASSAULT MEAN. ASSAULT MEAN. WE BEGIN WITH THE STATE OF
WE BEGIN WITH THE STATE OF TRI-STATE WEATHER. TRI-STATE WEATHER. >> FLASH BACK TO JULY 29th,
A >> FLASH BACK TO JULY 29th, A CONFIRMED EF1
TORNADO TOUCHES CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN GOSHEN.
DOWN IN GOSHEN. HOMES DAMAGED BY 100 HOMES DAMAGED BY 100 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS.
MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS. AUGUST 14th AND 15th, MORE THAN
AUGUST 14th AND 15th, MORE THAN SIX INCHES OF RAINFALLS IN NEW
SIX INCHES OF RAINFALLS IN NEW YORK CITY, NEARLY 11 INCHES OF
YORK CITY, NEARLY 11 INCHES OF RAIN FOR PARTS OF LONG ISLAND.
RAIN FOR PARTS OF LONG ISLAND. WE DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME
WE DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME BUT THE GROUND WAS BECOMING
BUT THE GROUND WAS BECOMING WATER-LOGGED AHEAD OF A TROPICAL
WATER-LOGGED AHEAD OF A TROPICAL STORM THAT WOULD ARRIVE 13 DAYS
STORM THAT WOULD ARRIVE 13 DAYS LATER. LATER. SUNDAY, AUGUST 28th, 2011, AT
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28th, 2011, AT 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M.
TROPICAL STORM IRENE MAKES LAND TROPICAL STORM IRENE MAKES LAND
FALL IN NEW YORK CITY. FALL IN NEW YORK CITY. IT IS THE SECOND OF
TWO IT IS THE SECOND OF TWO LANDFALLS IN THE TRI-STATE
AREA. LANDFALLS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA. THE FIRST
A FEW HOURS EARLIER IN THE FIRST A FEW HOURS EARLIER IN LITTLE EGG
HARBOR, NEW JERSEY. LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NEW JERSEY. IT BROUGHT
TIDE A FEW INCHES SHY IT BROUGHT TIDE A FEW INCHES SHY OF CAUSING
FLOODING IN LOWER OF CAUSING FLOODING IN LOWER
MANHATTAN. MANHATTAN. WHILE IRENE PRODUCED WIND GUSTS
WHILE IRENE PRODUCED WIND GUSTS AND COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH
AND COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION SHE IS BEST REMEMBERED
EROSION SHE IS BEST REMEMBERED FOR INLAND FLOODING.
FOR INLAND FLOODING. A FOOT ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY,
A FOOT ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY, FLOODING TOWNS.
FLOODING TOWNS. JUST A WEEK LATER REMNANTS OF
JUST A WEEK LATER REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE, ANOTHER FOUR
TROPICAL STORM LEE, ANOTHER FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN DURING A
TO EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN DURING A FOUR-DAY MARATHON SYMPTOM.
FOUR-DAY MARATHON SYMPTOM. OCTOBER 29th, AN UNPRECEDENTED
OCTOBER 29th, AN UNPRECEDENTED EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM, MORE
EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM, MORE THAN A FOOT OF HEAVY, WET SNOW
THAN A FOOT OF HEAVY, WET SNOW FALLING ON INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
FALLING ON INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY, LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
NEW JERSEY, LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A WIND
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A WIND STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS EVER
STORM OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS EVER OCCURRED IN OCTOBER. OCCURRED IN OCTOBER.
>> WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE >> WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE UNUSUAL WINTER
TYPE STORMS THAT UNUSUAL WINTER TYPE STORMS THAT OCCURRED BEFORE
EVEN THE FIRST OCCURRED BEFORE EVEN THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER,
OR THE OCCURRENCE OF NOVEMBER, OR THE OCCURRENCE OF WELL-DEFINED
TORNADO SG IN OF WELL-DEFINED TORNADO SG IN AND AROUND THE
NEW YORK CITY AND AROUND THE NEW YORK CITY
METROPOLITAN AREA, WE ARE SEEING METROPOLITAN AREA, WE ARE SEEING
A LOT OF UNUSUAL EVENTS. A LOT OF UNUSUAL EVENTS. >> THE SNOW DIDN'T
STICK AROUND >> THE SNOW DIDN'T STICK AROUND LONG. LONG.
THE WEATHER VOLCANO SEEMED TO GO THE WEATHER VOLCANO SEEMED TO GO DORMANT IN
NOVEMBER. DORMANT IN NOVEMBER. MOTHER NATURE SHOWED HER HAND IN
MOTHER NATURE SHOWED HER HAND IN LATE FALL WITH THE FIFTH WARMEST
LATE FALL WITH THE FIFTH WARMEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD.
NOVEMBER ON RECORD. THE WARM MOMENTUM CARRIED INTO
THE WARM MOMENTUM CARRIED INTO WINTER. WINTER. TEMPERATURES WERE A WHOPPING 5.4
TEMPERATURES WERE A WHOPPING 5.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THANKS TO
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THANKS TO THE WARMEST FEBRUARY EVER.
THE WARMEST FEBRUARY EVER. >> WE CAN BREAK DOWN THE CLIMATE
>> WE CAN BREAK DOWN THE CLIMATE CHANGE IN CHUNKS OF 30 YEARS,
CHANGE IN CHUNKS OF 30 YEARS, THE TEMPERATURES ARE INCREASING,
THE TEMPERATURES ARE INCREASING, THE FREQUENCY OF HEAVY
THE FREQUENCY OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENTS ARE
PRECIPITATION EVENTS ARE INCREASING. INCREASING. >> FAST FORWARD TO 2012.
>> FAST FORWARD TO 2012. AUGUST 10TH, AN EF0 TORNADO WITH
AUGUST 10TH, AN EF0 TORNADO WITH 85 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS TOUCHES
85 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS TOUCHES DOWN IN GREAT RIVER, LONG ISLAND
DOWN IN GREAT RIVER, LONG ISLAND AND TRACKS TOWARD RONKONKOMA.
AND TRACKS TOWARD RONKONKOMA. BOW HEEM MA GOT TREES TWISTED
BOW HEEM MA GOT TREES TWISTED AND SEPTEMBER 8th GOES DOWN AS A
AND SEPTEMBER 8th GOES DOWN AS A WILD WEATHER DAY.
WILD WEATHER DAY. A CONFIRMED TORNADO, AN EFO WITH
A CONFIRMED TORNADO, AN EFO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 70 MILES PER
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 70 MILES PER HOUR, TOUCHES DOWN NEAR BREEZY
HOUR, TOUCHES DOWN NEAR BREEZY POINT IN QUEENS. POINT IN QUEENS. IT WAS A WATER SPOUT THAT
MOVED IT WAS A WATER SPOUT THAT MOVED
ON-SHORE TO BREEZY POINT SURF ON-SHORE TO BREEZY POINT SURF CLUB. CLUB.
>> LOOK AT THE TORNADO. >> LOOK AT THE TORNADO. >> ANOTHER TORNADO,
EF1 WITH >> ANOTHER TORNADO, EF1 WITH WINDS OF 110
MILES PER HOUR WINDS OF 110 MILES PER HOUR CONFIRMED NEAR
CANARSIE, CONFIRMED NEAR CANARSIE, DAMAGING SEVERAL
HOMES. DAMAGING SEVERAL HOMES. OCTOBER 29th, HURRICANE
SANDY OCTOBER 29th, HURRICANE SANDY LEAVES HER MARK
AS ONE OF IF NOT LEAVES HER MARK AS ONE OF IF NOT
THE WORST NATURAL DISASTER IN THE WORST NATURAL DISASTER IN TRI-STATE AREA
HISTORY. TRI-STATE AREA HISTORY. >> THIS SYSTEM WAS
PROBABLY ONE >> THIS SYSTEM WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
UNPRECEDENTED STIPS OF THE MOST UNPRECEDENTED STIPS WE'VE SEEN
IN A LONG TIME, WE'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME, CERTAINLY IN THE
RECENT CERTAINLY IN THE RECENT METEOROLOGICAL HISTORY.
METEOROLOGICAL HISTORY. >> SANDY CAUSED DAMAGE MORE
>> SANDY CAUSED DAMAGE MORE CONSISTENT WITH A CATEGORY TWO
CONSISTENT WITH A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. HURRICANE. >> THE WARMING OF THE ATLANTIC
>> THE WARMING OF THE ATLANTIC IS SOMETHING WE'VE SEEN OVER THE
IS SOMETHING WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WITH THE WARM WATER STORMS CAN
WITH THE WARM WATER STORMS CAN FORM UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
FORM UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. >> IT WAS SANDY'S STORM SURGE
>> IT WAS SANDY'S STORM SURGE THAT WAS THE MOST DAMAGING.
THAT WAS THE MOST DAMAGING. IN OUR AREA ALONE SANDY
IN OUR AREA ALONE SANDY DESTROYED COMMUNITIES, PARALYZED
DESTROYED COMMUNITIES, PARALYZED MASS TRANSIT AND KNOCKED OUT
MASS TRANSIT AND KNOCKED OUT POWER TO MILLIONS. POWER TO MILLIONS. >> THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF >> THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF MANHATTAN HAD TO
BE POWERED MANHATTAN HAD TO BE POWERED DOWN. DOWN. FOR
LONG ISLAND, IN PARTICULAR, FOR LONG ISLAND, IN PARTICULAR, AND CONNECTICUT,
CONNECTICUT HAS AND CONNECTICUT, CONNECTICUT HAS THE HIGHEST
TREE DENSITY IN THE THE HIGHEST TREE DENSITY IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. YOU GET A CATEGORY 2 OR 3 SYSTEM YOU GET A CATEGORY 2 OR 3 SYSTEM THAT ROARS
THROUGH THE AREA AND THAT ROARS THROUGH THE AREA AND YOU ARE GOING
TO HAVE FORESTS OF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE FORESTS OF TREES THAT
ARE DOWNED. TREES THAT ARE DOWNED. IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN,
IT MAY IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, IT MAY
BE MONTHS BEFORE YOU GET YOUR BE MONTHS BEFORE YOU GET YOUR POWER BACK.
POWER BACK. >> JUST NINE DAYS AFTER SANDY, >> JUST NINE DAYS AFTER SANDY,
AS RESIDENTS TRY TO RECOVER FROM AS RESIDENTS TRY TO RECOVER FROM THE SUPERSTORM,
A NOR'EASTER THE SUPERSTORM, A NOR'EASTER SLAMS OUR AREA
ON NOVEMBER 7TH, SLAMS OUR AREA ON NOVEMBER 7TH, SMASHING MONTHLY
CELL PHONE SMASHING MONTHLY CELL PHONE RECORDS.
RECORDS. FIVE INCHES FELL IN CENTRAL FIVE INCHES FELL IN CENTRAL
PARK. PARK. A FOOT FELL OVER HUDSON VALLEY, A FOOT FELL OVER HUDSON VALLEY, NEW JERSEY
AND CONNECTICUT. NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT.
>> THE WEATHER DOESN'T FOLLOW >> THE WEATHER DOESN'T FOLLOW THE CALENDAR
AND IT DOESN'T THE CALENDAR AND IT DOESN'T FOLLOW REGULAR
RULES. FOLLOW REGULAR RULES. IF THE PATTERN DICTATES
THAT ONE IF THE PATTERN DICTATES THAT ONE OR TWO THINGS
ARE GOING TO OR TWO THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN LIKE SANDY
IN THE HAPPEN LIKE SANDY IN THE
NOR'EASTER, THEN IT WILL HAPPEN, NOR'EASTER, THEN IT WILL HAPPEN, ANY TIME,
ANYPLACE AND ANY TIME ANY TIME, ANYPLACE AND ANY TIME OF THE YEAR.
OF THE YEAR. >> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT >> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT
SANDY'S IMPACT WILL BE FELT IN SANDY'S IMPACT WILL BE FELT IN
OUR AREA FOR YEARS TO COME. OUR AREA FOR YEARS TO COME. CHECK OUT THESE
IMAGES FROM THE CHECK OUT THESE IMAGES FROM THE JERSEY SHORE.
JERSEY SHORE. THIS IS IN SEA SIDE HEIGHTS, A
THIS IS IN SEA SIDE HEIGHTS, A PICTURE TAKEN IN 2009.
PICTURE TAKEN IN 2009. AMUSEMENT PARK PARK THAT WAS
AMUSEMENT PARK PARK THAT WAS ENJOYED FOR GENERATIONS. ENJOYED FOR GENERATIONS. IN ONE NIGHT SANDY
TOOK A BIG IN ONE NIGHT SANDY TOOK A BIG BITE OUT OF
OF THIS PIER AND BITE OUT OF OF THIS PIER AND
LOOK AT WHERE THIS ROLLER LOOK AT WHERE THIS ROLLER COASTER IS NOW,
IN THE OCEAN. COASTER IS NOW, IN THE OCEAN. >> I'M ABOARD
THE NEW YORK WATER >> I'M ABOARD THE NEW YORK WATER TAXI IN LOWER
MANHATTAN. TAXI IN LOWER MANHATTAN. THE WORST PART OF
ANY HURRICANE THE WORST PART OF ANY HURRICANE IS THE RAPID
RISE IN THE WATER IS THE RAPID RISE IN THE WATER LEVEL. LEVEL.
THAT IS CALLED THE STORM SURGE. THAT IS CALLED THE STORM SURGE. SANDY'S STORM
SURGE WAS SANDY'S STORM SURGE WAS UNPRECEDENTED IN NEW
YORK CITY UNPRECEDENTED IN NEW YORK CITY HISTORY. HISTORY.
SANDY'S HISTORIC STORM SURGE WAS SANDY'S HISTORIC STORM SURGE WAS
CAUSED BY SWIRLING OCEAN WINDS CAUSED BY SWIRLING OCEAN WINDS DRIVING WATER ON TO THE SHORE.
DRIVING WATER ON TO THE SHORE. AS SANDY APPROACHED LAND THIS
AS SANDY APPROACHED LAND THIS WATER BECOMES TRAPPED BETWEEN
WATER BECOMES TRAPPED BETWEEN THE SHORE AND THE HURRICANE
THE SHORE AND THE HURRICANE ITSELF. ITSELF. THIS WAS ALL MAGNIFIED BY
THIS WAS ALL MAGNIFIED BY SOMETHING SHE DID THAT NO OTHER
SOMETHING SHE DID THAT NO OTHER HURRICANE HAS DONE IN THE
HURRICANE HAS DONE IN THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY.
HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY. >> IN THE LEFT TURN COMING INTO
>> IN THE LEFT TURN COMING INTO NEW JERSEY AT THAT SHARP ANGLE
NEW JERSEY AT THAT SHARP ANGLE THAT IS WHAT MADE IT SO
THAT IS WHAT MADE IT SO DESTRUCTIVE, THE LARGE WIND
DESTRUCTIVE, THE LARGE WIND FIELD AND WITH THE NEW YORK CITY
FIELD AND WITH THE NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY SITTING ON THE
AND NEW JERSEY SITTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACK WHERE WE
RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACK WHERE WE EXPECT THE WINDS TO BE THE
EXPECT THE WINDS TO BE THE STRONGEST. STRONGEST. >> RESEARCHERS AT COLUMBIA
>> RESEARCHERS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SAID SANDY'S SURGE
UNIVERSITY SAID SANDY'S SURGE AFFECTED 1.4 MILLION IN 11
AFFECTED 1.4 MILLION IN 11 STATES INCLUDING NEW YORK, NEW
STATES INCLUDING NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT.
JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT. IT IS THE COSTLIEST NATURAL
IT IS THE COSTLIEST NATURAL DISASTER TO HIT THE AREA.
DISASTER TO HIT THE AREA. ESTIMATES ARE $42 BILLION TO NEW
ESTIMATES ARE $42 BILLION TO NEW YORK. YORK. AND THE GARDEN STATE $38
AND THE GARDEN STATE $38 BILLION. BILLION. AND IT SHOWS HOW VULNERABLE OUR
AND IT SHOWS HOW VULNERABLE OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ARE. TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS ARE. MTA SHUT DOWN ALL SERVICES AS MTA SHUT DOWN ALL SERVICES AS DID NEW JERSEY
TRANSIT AND PATH. DID NEW JERSEY TRANSIT AND PATH. ONE SAFEGUARD
BEING DONE IS ONE SAFEGUARD BEING DONE IS INFLATABLE TUNNEL
PLUG THAT SOME INFLATABLE TUNNEL PLUG THAT SOME SAY CAN PREVENT
FLOODING IN SAY CAN PREVENT FLOODING IN SUBWAYS AND TUNNELS.
SUBWAYS AND TUNNELS. SANDY'S DESTRUCTION GOT THE
SANDY'S DESTRUCTION GOT THE ATTENTION OF CITY OFFICIALS. ATTENTION OF CITY OFFICIALS.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO THEY'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO PREVENT THAT TYPE
OF PREVENT THAT TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE FROM
EVER CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.
HAPPENING AGAIN. >> WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO BUILD
>> WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO BUILD THIS CITY BACK STRONGER AND
THIS CITY BACK STRONGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.
BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. >> I AM ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED
>> I AM ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT WE, WORKING TOGETHER,
THAT WE, WORKING TOGETHER, COMMITTED TO REBUILDING CAN DO
COMMITTED TO REBUILDING CAN DO THAT OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF
THAT OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF MONTHS AND YEARS.
MONTHS AND YEARS. >> STORM SURGE IS A LONG-TERM >> STORM SURGE IS A LONG-TERM CONCERN.
CONCERN. >> WHEN THE NEXT 100 YEARS WE >> WHEN THE NEXT 100 YEARS WE CAN HAVE THREE
FEET HIGHER THAN CAN HAVE THREE FEET HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE
WATER LEVEL. THE AVERAGE WATER LEVEL. >> THIS IS WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH
>> THIS IS WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT A WEAKER STORM WILL BE
THAT A WEAKER STORM WILL BE ENOUGH TO DO IT.
ENOUGH TO DO IT. >> SANDY IS DEFINITELY NOT THE
>> SANDY IS DEFINITELY NOT THE BIG ONE. BIG ONE. >> THIS PROFESSOR SAYS THERE
>> THIS PROFESSOR SAYS THERE WILL BE EVEN BIGGER STORMS.
WILL BE EVEN BIGGER STORMS. MANY IDEAS ARE BEING CONSIDERED
MANY IDEAS ARE BEING CONSIDERED ON HOW TO PREVENT FLOODING, LIKE
ON HOW TO PREVENT FLOODING, LIKE SEA WALLS LIKE THE ONES IN
SEA WALLS LIKE THE ONES IN LONDON. LONDON. >> WHAT DO THE DUTCH DO WHEN
>> WHAT DO THE DUTCH DO WHEN THEY REALIZE SEA LEVEL IS RISING
THEY REALIZE SEA LEVEL IS RISING THEY BUILD A SERIES OF SEA WALLS
THEY BUILD A SERIES OF SEA WALLS THAT WE THINK WILL LAST 10,000
THAT WE THINK WILL LAST 10,000 YEARS. YEARS. >> BUILDING A SEA WALL TAKES
>> BUILDING A SEA WALL TAKES TIME AND MONEY. TIME AND MONEY.
KOCH SAYS THERE ARE THINGS WE KOCH SAYS THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO IMMEDIATELY.
CAN DO IMMEDIATELY. >> YOU FIND OUT WHAT WAS >> YOU FIND OUT WHAT WAS VULNERABLE AND YOU
FIX THOSE VULNERABLE AND YOU FIX THOSE
SPECIFIC THINGS. SPECIFIC THINGS. YOU DON'T BUILD HUGE TIDAL
YOU DON'T BUILD HUGE TIDAL GATES. GATES. YOU INSTITUTE A LAW THAT
YOU INSTITUTE A LAW THAT HOSPITALS MUST HAVE A DOUBLE
HOSPITALS MUST HAVE A DOUBLE BACKUP. BACKUP. A LAW THAT GAS STATIONS HAVE
TO A LAW THAT GAS STATIONS HAVE TO HAVE GENERATORS.
HAVE GENERATORS. GET THE GENERATORS AND FUEL GET THE GENERATORS AND FUEL TANKS OUT OF THE
BASEMENT. TANKS OUT OF THE BASEMENT.
PROTECT YOUR GAS LINES, PROTECT PROTECT YOUR GAS LINES, PROTECT
YOUR ELECTRIC GENERATING YOUR ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES. FACILITIES.
>> KEEP WATER OUT OF THE SUBWAY >> KEEP WATER OUT OF THE SUBWAY TUNNELS. TUNNELS.
OLD BUILDINGS CAN BE UPGRADED TO OLD BUILDINGS CAN BE UPGRADED TO CODE.
CODE. AND THERE IS SOME AREAS LIKE THE AND THERE IS SOME AREAS LIKE THE ROCKAWAYS
AND OTHER AREAS THAT ROCKAWAYS AND OTHER AREAS THAT ARE RIGHT ON
THE SEA, WHERE WE ARE RIGHT ON THE SEA, WHERE WE SHOULD THINK
ABOUT WHETHER IT SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHETHER IT MAKES SENSE
TO HAVE THE KIND OF MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THE KIND OF DEVELOPMENT
WE'VE HAD THERE. DEVELOPMENT WE'VE HAD THERE. >> WE'RE BASICALLY
A COASTAL >> WE'RE BASICALLY A COASTAL COMMUNITY AND
PEOPLE LOVE TO COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE LOVE TO LIVE OFF THE
WATERS OF NEW YORK, LIVE OFF THE WATERS OF NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY
AND CONNECTICUT. NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT. SO IS THERE A
LESSON TO BE SO IS THERE A LESSON TO BE LEARNED ABOUT REBUILDING
IN LEARNED ABOUT REBUILDING IN THESE AREAS?
THESE AREAS? >> WE'RE ALL PAYING THE COST OF
>> WE'RE ALL PAYING THE COST OF REBUILDING AND INSURING THESE
REBUILDING AND INSURING THESE AREAS. AREAS. WE FEEL A LOT OF PAIN FOR THE
WE FEEL A LOT OF PAIN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES AND
PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES AND LIVES, BUT IT IS A DECISION THAT
LIVES, BUT IT IS A DECISION THAT WE AS A CITY AND A NATION AND
WE AS A CITY AND A NATION AND SOCIETY HAVE MADE THAT IT IS
SOCIETY HAVE MADE THAT IT IS OKAY TO LIVE IN PLACES THAT CAN
OKAY TO LIVE IN PLACES THAT CAN GET DESTROYED EVERY SO OFTEN BY
GET DESTROYED EVERY SO OFTEN BY THE WATER. THE WATER. >> NEW YORKERS SAW SOMETHING
>> NEW YORKERS SAW SOMETHING THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND
THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE
THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF IT IN THE FUTURE.
OF IT IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS WRITTEN IN MOTHER THAT IS WRITTEN IN MOTHER NATURE'S PLAYBOOK
AND WE BETTER NATURE'S PLAYBOOK AND WE BETTER LEARN TO READ
IT AND ACT BY IT. LEARN TO READ IT AND ACT BY IT. >> KEEP IN
MIND THAT NO TWO >> KEEP IN MIND THAT NO TWO
STORMS ARE ALICK AND THE NEXT STORMS ARE ALICK AND THE NEXT STORM MAY EXPOSE
STORM MAY EXPOSE VULNERABILITIES. VULNERABILITIES. THE KEY IS ASKING THE RIGHT
THE KEY IS ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS SO WE CAN IMPROVE AND
QUESTIONS SO WE CAN IMPROVE AND BETTER PREPARE. BETTER PREPARE.
BILL EVANS, CHANNEL 7, BILL EVANS, CHANNEL 7, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
EYEWITNESS NEWS. >> COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS
>> COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS EYEWITNESS TO EXTREME WEATHER.
EYEWITNESS TO EXTREME WEATHER. >> CHECK THIS OUT.
>> CHECK THIS OUT. DUAL POLARITY RADAR. DUAL POLARITY RADAR. I AM AMY FREEZE.
I AM AMY FREEZE. I'LL GIVE YOU A BEHIND THE I'LL GIVE YOU A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK OF
HOW THIS TOOL IS SCENES LOOK OF HOW THIS TOOL IS KEEPING YOUR
FAMILY SAFE DURING KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE DURING EXTREME WEATHER.
EXTREME WEATHER. >> RECORD BREAKING SNOWFALL IN
>> RECORD BREAKING SNOWFALL IN NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER. COULD THIS BE THE NEW NORMAL FOR
COULD THIS BE THE NEW NORMAL FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA?
THE TRI-STATE AREA? >> HOW COLD WILL IT BE AND HOW
>> HOW COLD WILL IT BE AND HOW MUCH SNOW CAN WE EXPECT?
MUCH SNOW CAN WE EXPECT? I'LL HAVE YOUR WINTER OUTLOOK,
I'LL HAVE YOUR WINTER OUTLOOK, COMING UP. COMING UP.
>>> FROM TORNADOS TO HURRICANES >>> FROM TORNADOS TO HURRICANES TO NOR'EASTERS,
ARE THESE TO NOR'EASTERS, ARE THESE WEATHER EXTREMES
THE NEW NORMAL? WEATHER EXTREMES THE NEW NORMAL? METEOROLOGIST
JEFF SMITH TAKES A METEOROLOGIST JEFF SMITH TAKES A LOOK. LOOK.
>> FROM HURRICANES TO BLIZZARDS, >> FROM HURRICANES TO BLIZZARDS, SKOFRNLING
HEAT WAVES TO SKOFRNLING HEAT WAVES TO TORNADOS, THE TRI-STATE
AREA HAS TORNADOS, THE TRI-STATE AREA HAS TAKEN A BEATING
FROM EXTREME TAKEN A BEATING FROM EXTREME WEATHER.
WEATHER. HURRICANE SANDY PROVED THERE IS HURRICANE SANDY PROVED THERE IS NO LIMIT TO
HOW BAD THINGS CAN NO LIMIT TO HOW BAD THINGS CAN GET AROUND
HERE. GET AROUND HERE. >> WE HAVE 100-YEAR FLOOD EVERY
>> WE HAVE 100-YEAR FLOOD EVERY TWO YEARS AROUND HERE NOW.
TWO YEARS AROUND HERE NOW. >> HAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE
>> HAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED
ATMOSPHERE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED EXPOSING US TO NEW HAZARDS THAT
EXPOSING US TO NEW HAZARDS THAT WERE ONCE UNTHINKABLE IN THE WERE ONCE UNTHINKABLE IN
THE CRADLE OF NEW YORK CITY.
CRADLE OF NEW YORK CITY. >> ONE THING IS FOR SURE, WE HAD
>> ONE THING IS FOR SURE, WE HAD A LOT OF UNUSUAL STORMS OF LATE.
A LOT OF UNUSUAL STORMS OF LATE. >> DR. DAVID ROBINSON OF RUTGERS
>> DR. DAVID ROBINSON OF RUTGERS UNIVERSITY IS STUDYING A LINK
UNIVERSITY IS STUDYING A LINK BETWEEN EXTREME WEATHER AND
BETWEEN EXTREME WEATHER AND CLIMATE CHANGE. CLIMATE CHANGE. >> IS IT PREMATURE
TO BLAME ONE >> IS IT PREMATURE TO BLAME ONE WEATHER EVENT
ON CLIMATE CHANGE. WEATHER EVENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE. >> IT IS
PREMATURE. >> IT IS PREMATURE. YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM AS
YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE FUTURE, BUT
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE FUTURE, BUT TO SUGGEST ONE MAJOR EVENT WOULD
TO SUGGEST ONE MAJOR EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT
NOT HAVE OCCURRED WITHOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS WRONG AND
CLIMATE CHANGE IS WRONG AND CERTAINLY PREMATURE. CERTAINLY PREMATURE. >> THE FREQUENCY OF EXTREME
>> THE FREQUENCY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN RECENT YEARS
WEATHER EVENTS IN RECENT YEARS IS STARTING TO RAISE EYEBROWS.
IS STARTING TO RAISE EYEBROWS. >> IT COULD HAVE EVERYTHING TO
>> IT COULD HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH RANDOMNESS, JUST RANDOM
DO WITH RANDOMNESS, JUST RANDOM WEATHER PATTERNS. WEATHER PATTERNS. WE'VE SEEN THESE THINGS
BEFORE. WE'VE SEEN THESE THINGS BEFORE. WE'LL SEE
THEM AGAIN. WE'LL SEE THEM AGAIN. BUT IT MAY BE THAT WE'VE MADE A
BUT IT MAY BE THAT WE'VE MADE A STRONG STORM ONE OF THE
STRONG STORM ONE OF THE STRONGEST STORMS, LOOK THROUGH
STRONGEST STORMS, LOOK THROUGH IT IN AMPLIFYING FACTORS OF
IT IN AMPLIFYING FACTORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. CLIMATE CHANGE. >> COULD THIS BE THE TIP OF
THE >> COULD THIS BE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG IF
WEATHER PATTERNS ICEBERG IF WEATHER PATTERNS BECOME MORE EXTREME?
BECOME MORE EXTREME? >> ALL OF THESE EVENTS MIGHT
>> ALL OF THESE EVENTS MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT
HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT THEY MIGHT BE ON STEROIDS, IF
THEY MIGHT BE ON STEROIDS, IF YOU WILL, RIGHT NOW, DUE TO
YOU WILL, RIGHT NOW, DUE TO AMPLICATION OF A WARMER WEATHER
AMPLICATION OF A WARMER WEATHER WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.
WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE. >> A WARMING PLANET MEANS ICE
>> A WARMING PLANET MEANS ICE NEAR THE NORTH POLE IS MELTING
NEAR THE NORTH POLE IS MELTING QUICKLY. QUICKLY. >> WE'RE SEEING OPEN EXPANSES OF
>> WE'RE SEEING OPEN EXPANSES OF WATER IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN COME
WATER IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN COME LATE SUMMER IN THE LAST DECADE
LATE SUMMER IN THE LAST DECADE OR SO THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN
OR SO THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. BEFORE. >> THIS CAN HAVE HUGE
>> THIS CAN HAVE HUGE CONSEQUENCES FOR WEATHER CONSEQUENCES FOR WEATHER PATTERNS WORLD WIDE.
PATTERNS WORLD WIDE. BRUNO TREMBLAY, SCIENTIST FROM
BRUNO TREMBLAY, SCIENTIST FROM McGILL UNIVERSITY, EXPLAINS.
McGILL UNIVERSITY, EXPLAINS. >> YOU MIGHT SEE MORE OF THOSE
>> YOU MIGHT SEE MORE OF THOSE STATIONARY WEATHER PATTERNS.
STATIONARY WEATHER PATTERNS. >> STATIONARY WEATHER PATTERNS
>> STATIONARY WEATHER PATTERNS THAT WE CALL BLOCKING.
THAT WE CALL BLOCKING. >> NORMALLY WE HAVE A BIG
>> NORMALLY WE HAVE A BIG TEMPERATURE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE
TEMPERATURE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE NORTH POLE AND THE EQUATOR.
NORTH POLE AND THE EQUATOR. BIG TEMPERATURE CONTRAST MEANS
BIG TEMPERATURE CONTRAST MEANS FAST WINDS BLOWING DIRECTLY FROM
FAST WINDS BLOWING DIRECTLY FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS COUNTRY AND
WEST TO EAST ACROSS COUNTRY AND THAT MEANS WEATHER SYSTEMS DON'T
THAT MEANS WEATHER SYSTEMS DON'T HANG A ROUND FOR TOO LONG.
HANG A ROUND FOR TOO LONG. THEY MOVE QUICKLY FROM WEST TO
THEY MOVE QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST. EAST. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ARCTIC SEA
THE PROBLEM IS THAT ARCTIC SEA ICE IS MELTING TO ITS LOWEST
ICE IS MELTING TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
LEVEL IN THOUSANDS OF YEARS. IT CAUSES LESS OF TEMPERATURE
IT CAUSES LESS OF TEMPERATURE CONTRAST NORTH TO SOUTH.
CONTRAST NORTH TO SOUTH. THERE IS A SLOW MEANDERING RIVER
THERE IS A SLOW MEANDERING RIVER IT FLOWS INTO DIPS AND RIDGES
IT FLOWS INTO DIPS AND RIDGES AND FORMS INTO WHAT WE CALL A
AND FORMS INTO WHAT WE CALL A BLOCKING PATTERN WHICH MEANS
BLOCKING PATTERN WHICH MEANS STORPS CAN STALL AND SOME CAN --
STORPS CAN STALL AND SOME CAN -- STORMS CAN STALL AND TAKE A
STORMS CAN STALL AND TAKE A BIZARRE PATH. BIZARRE PATH. IS IT FAIR TO SAY WE DIDN'T
HAVE IS IT FAIR TO SAY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BLOCKING
PATTERN IN THE THE BLOCKING PATTERN IN THE
ATMOSPHERE SANDY WOULD NOT HAVE ATMOSPHERE SANDY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE LAND
FALL. MADE LAND FALL. >> YES, SANDY WOULD HAVE MOVED
>> YES, SANDY WOULD HAVE MOVED OUT TO SEA AND THE HIGH HELPED
OUT TO SEA AND THE HIGH HELPED PUSH IT WORDS THE EAST COAST.
PUSH IT WORDS THE EAST COAST. >> AND THE EAST COAST THAT IS
>> AND THE EAST COAST THAT IS NOT PREPARED FOR SUPERSTORM ON A
NOT PREPARED FOR SUPERSTORM ON A REGULAR BASIS. REGULAR BASIS. WE MAY NOT SEE A STORM LIKE
WE MAY NOT SEE A STORM LIKE SANDY IN OUR LIFETIME, BUT DON'T
SANDY IN OUR LIFETIME, BUT DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE DO.
BE SURPRISED IF WE DO. >> EYEWITNESS TO EXTREME >> EYEWITNESS TO EXTREME WEATHER, A BEHIND
THE SCENES WEATHER, A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE NEWEST
FORECASTING LOOK AT THE NEWEST FORECASTING TECHNOLOGY
FOR TRACKING SEVERE TECHNOLOGY FOR TRACKING SEVERE WEATHER. WEATHER.
OUR FORECASTERS ARE ABLE TO GIVE OUR FORECASTERS ARE ABLE TO GIVE FAMILIES
A HEADS-UP ABOUT FAMILIES A HEADS-UP ABOUT DANGERS HEADING
THEIR WAY AND DANGERS HEADING THEIR WAY AND
HOW FAMILIES LIKE YOU ARE MAKING HOW FAMILIES LIKE YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
A DIFFERENCE. JUST HOW COLD? JUST HOW COLD? YOU'RE ACCUWEATHER IS STRAIGHT
YOU'RE ACCUWEATHER IS STRAIGHT AHEAD. AHEAD. >>> RIGHT NOW I'M IN THE
>>> RIGHT NOW I'M IN THE EYEWITNESS ACCUWEATHER CENTER. EYEWITNESS ACCUWEATHER CENTER. IT
IS WHERE WE LOOK AT RADAR AND IT IS WHERE WE LOOK AT RADAR AND SATELLITE
AND DELIVER YOUR SATELLITE AND DELIVER YOUR TRAFT.
TRAFT. OVER THE YEARS TECHNOLOGY HAS OVER THE YEARS TECHNOLOGY HAS DRASTICALLY
IMPROVED TO HELP US DRASTICALLY IMPROVED TO HELP US PINPOINT SEVERE
WEATHER. PINPOINT SEVERE WEATHER. OUR VIEWERS ARE ALSO
MAKING A OUR VIEWERS ARE ALSO MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
DIFFERENCE. METEOROLOGIST AMY FREEZE SHOWS METEOROLOGIST AMY FREEZE SHOWS US THE LATEST
FORECASTING US THE LATEST FORECASTING TECHNOLOGY. TECHNOLOGY.
>> THE STORM SEEMS BIGGER, >> THE STORM SEEMS BIGGER, IMPACTS MORE SEVERE.
IMPACTS MORE SEVERE. BUT TECHNOLOGY IS MAKING BUT TECHNOLOGY IS MAKING FORECASTS MORE ACCURATE
THAN FORECASTS MORE ACCURATE THAN
EVER BEFORE. EVER BEFORE. COMPUTERS ARE FASTER, RADAR IS
COMPUTERS ARE FASTER, RADAR IS MORE POWERFUL, MAPS MORE
MORE POWERFUL, MAPS MORE DETAILED AND ALL OF IT AVAILABLE
DETAILED AND ALL OF IT AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY. >> WE COULD SEE
THINGS THAT I >> WE COULD SEE THINGS THAT I
COULDN'T IMAGINE. COULDN'T IMAGINE. IN SCHOOL THERE WAS NO ACCESS TO
IN SCHOOL THERE WAS NO ACCESS TO SATELLITE PICTURE. SATELLITE PICTURE. YOU
COULDN'T GET RADAR. YOU COULDN'T GET RADAR. NOWADAYS EVERYBODY
CAN GET THAT NOWADAYS EVERYBODY CAN GET THAT
ON THEIR COMPUTE AND SMARTPHONE. ON THEIR COMPUTE AND SMARTPHONE. >> MORE RELIABLE
FORECASTS BEGIN >> MORE RELIABLE FORECASTS BEGIN
WITH SELECTING DATA FROM THE WITH SELECTING DATA FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. ATMOSPHERE.
ABOUT 100 GPS WEATHER BALLOONS ABOUT 100 GPS WEATHER BALLOONS
ARE LAUNCHED BY NOAA TWICE A ARE LAUNCHED BY NOAA TWICE A
DAY. DAY. ALL OF THE DATA IS REMOTELY ALL OF THE DATA IS REMOTELY ENTERED INTO SUPER
COMPUTERS ENTERED INTO SUPER COMPUTERS THAT CAN DO 70
TRILLION MATH THAT CAN DO 70 TRILLION MATH
THAT CAL CALCULATIONS PER THAT CAL CALCULATIONS PER SECOND.
SECOND. >> WE'VE SOON IN THE LAST COUPLE >> WE'VE SOON IN THE LAST COUPLE
OF WEEKS -- WE'VE SEEN LAST OF WEEKS -- WE'VE SEEN LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
THE TRACKING OF COUPLE OF WEEKS THE TRACKING OF SANDY MANY
DAYS IN ADVANCE. SANDY MANY DAYS IN ADVANCE. >> IT IS INFORMATION
YOU CAN >> IT IS INFORMATION YOU CAN DEPEND ON. DEPEND
ON. THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST IS NOW AS THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST IS NOW AS ACCURATE
AS THE FIVE-DAY ACCURATE AS THE FIVE-DAY
FORECAST WAS IN 1988. FORECAST WAS IN 1988. WE HAVE AVAILABLE FORECASTS
WE HAVE AVAILABLE FORECASTS AFTER 16 DAYS. AFTER 16 DAYS. AND IT IS NOT JUST LONG-TERM
AND IT IS NOT JUST LONG-TERM FORECASTS. FORECASTS. WE'RE BETTER WITH REAL-TIME
WE'RE BETTER WITH REAL-TIME STORMS, TOO, LIKE THREATENING
STORMS, TOO, LIKE THREATENING TORNADOS. TORNADOS. IN THE EARLY '80S A FIVE MINUTES
IN THE EARLY '80S A FIVE MINUTES WARNING WAS GIVEN BEFORE A
WARNING WAS GIVEN BEFORE A TORNADO ALTHOUGH 70% OF THE TIME
TORNADO ALTHOUGH 70% OF THE TIME THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL.
THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. NOW THE PUBLIC GETS 13 MINUTES
NOW THE PUBLIC GETS 13 MINUTES ON AVERAGE. ON AVERAGE. MORE WARNINGS ARE A DIRECT
MORE WARNINGS ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF RADAR TECHNOLOGY
RESULT OF RADAR TECHNOLOGY DOPPLER WAS EMPLOYED ACROSS THE
DOPPLER WAS EMPLOYED ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IN THE EARLY
ENTIRE COUNTRY IN THE EARLY '90s. '90s. >> TRADITIONAL RADAR SEES WHERE
>> TRADITIONAL RADAR SEES WHERE AND WHAT DIRECTION THE RAIN IS
AND WHAT DIRECTION THE RAIN IS MOVING. MOVING. HIGH-TECH DUAL POLE LART TEE
HIGH-TECH DUAL POLE LART TEE SEES IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND HELPS
SEES IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND HELPS PREDICT THE INTENSITY.
PREDICT THE INTENSITY. IT IS NEXT TO THE NATIONAL IT IS NEXT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
HEADQUARTERS. WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS. >> IT SPINS
360 DEGREES. >> IT SPINS 360 DEGREES. DUAL POLARITY TEE
IS GOOD FOR DUAL POLARITY TEE IS GOOD FOR WINTER STORMS.
WINTER STORMS. >> NEW TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW FOR >> NEW TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW FOR MORE SPECIFICS.
MORE SPECIFICS. THAT SIX INCHES NORTH OF 287
THAT SIX INCHES NORTH OF 287 MIGHT BE JUST THREE INCHES IN
MIGHT BE JUST THREE INCHES IN THE CITY AND ICY MIX ON LONG
THE CITY AND ICY MIX ON LONG ISLAND. ISLAND. THE GOAL IS TO PREDICT DIFFERENT
THE GOAL IS TO PREDICT DIFFERENT CONDITIONS INSIDE THE SAME CONDITIONS INSIDE THE SAME
FORECAST AREA TO LET US SEE FORECAST AREA TO LET US SEE RIGHT DOWN TO
STREET LEVEL WHERE RIGHT DOWN TO STREET LEVEL WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW IS FALLING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FALLING. >> IF IT IS
NOT GOING TO SNOW IN >> IF IT IS NOT GOING TO SNOW IN PARTS OF
THE CITY, PEOPLE HAVE PARTS OF THE CITY, PEOPLE HAVE TO KNOW WHERE
IT MAY SNOW, OR TO KNOW WHERE IT MAY SNOW, OR MIGHT NOT SNOW,
AND THE ACTIONS MIGHT NOT SNOW, AND THE ACTIONS THEY NEED
TO TAKE BASED ON THEY NEED TO TAKE BASED ON POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS
WEATHER. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS WEATHER. >> THOSE ACTION ALERTS ARE MORE
>> THOSE ACTION ALERTS ARE MORE HIGH-TECH, TOO.
HIGH-TECH, TOO. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS WORKING WITH CELL PROVIDERS
WORKING WITH CELL PROVIDERS SHOULD WEATHER ALERTS BECOME A
SHOULD WEATHER ALERTS BECOME A BUILT-IN PART OF YOUR
BUILT-IN PART OF YOUR SMARTPHONE. SMARTPHONE. USERS WILL GET THEM USERS WILL
GET THEM AUTOMATICALLY. AUTOMATICALLY. >> SANDY WAS
A GAME CHANGER >> SANDY WAS A GAME CHANGER BECAUSE IT HAD
SUCH AN IMPACT ON BECAUSE IT HAD SUCH AN IMPACT ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE
ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON ELECTRICITY AND POWER
AND ELECTRICITY AND POWER AND ELECTRICITY AND
MOBILITY THAT ELECTRICITY AND MOBILITY THAT PEOPLE HAD TO
FIND NEW WAYS TO PEOPLE HAD TO FIND NEW WAYS TO COMMUNICATE
AND SOCIAL MEDIA WAS COMMUNICATE AND SOCIAL MEDIA WAS ONE OF THE
WAYS IN WHICH THEY ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY DID THAT. DID
THAT. THEY COULDN'T USE THEIR COMPUTES THEY COULDN'T USE THEIR COMPUTES BUT THEIR
MOBILE PHONE HAD BUT THEIR MOBILE PHONE HAD POWER.
POWER. >> SOCIAL MEDIA IS PLAYING A >> SOCIAL MEDIA IS PLAYING A BIGGER ROLE PROVIDING
EVIDENCE BIGGER ROLE PROVIDING EVIDENCE OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING AS THE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AS THE
STORM ARRIVES. STORM ARRIVES. >> NEW VIDEO AND PICTURES ARE
>> NEW VIDEO AND PICTURES ARE POURING INTO THE EYEWITNESS NEWS
POURING INTO THE EYEWITNESS NEWS ROOM. ROOM. >> REMARKABLE PICTURES WE'VE
>> REMARKABLE PICTURES WE'VE SEEN ALL DAY LONG.
SEEN ALL DAY LONG. >> UNBELIEVABLE NUMBER OF PHOTOS
>> UNBELIEVABLE NUMBER OF PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. AND VIDEOS. >> IT HELPS US TELL THE STORY.
>> IT HELPS US TELL THE STORY. >> STARTING WITH A HASHTAG.
>> STARTING WITH A HASHTAG. >> IT IS DIRECT AND
>> IT IS DIRECT AND INSTANTANEOUS. INSTANTANEOUS. AS SOON AS SOMEONE SEES
AS SOON AS SOMEONE SEES SOMETHING OR EXPERIENCES SOMETHING OR EXPERIENCES SOMETHING OR HEAR'S
ABOUT SOMETHING OR HEAR'S ABOUT SOMETHING, THEY
ARE SHARING JIET SOMETHING, THEY ARE SHARING JIET IT IS A POWERFUL
WAY TO CONNECT. IT IS A POWERFUL WAY TO CONNECT. ACCORDING
TO MATCHABLE, THE ACCORDING TO MATCHABLE, THE FACEBOOK STATUS
DURING SANDY, WE FACEBOOK STATUS DURING SANDY, WE ARE OKAY.
ARE OKAY. 20 MILLION TWEETS HAPPENED IN 20 MILLION TWEETS HAPPENED IN THE FIVE DAYS
AROUND THE STORM. THE FIVE DAYS AROUND THE STORM. >> DURING
THE HEIGHT OF SANDY, >> DURING THE HEIGHT OF SANDY, 20% OF ALL
TWITTER SEARCHS WERE 20% OF ALL TWITTER SEARCHS WERE SANDY-RELATED.
SANDY-RELATED. >> IT SHOWS 25% WERE PHOTOS AND
>> IT SHOWS 25% WERE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ON TWITTER.
VIDEOS ON TWITTER. INS IS IT A GRAM BROKE A BARRIER
INS IS IT A GRAM BROKE A BARRIER -- INSTAGRAM BROKE A BARRIER.
-- INSTAGRAM BROKE A BARRIER. >> AND THE ABILITY TO SHARE THE
>> AND THE ABILITY TO SHARE THE LATEST INFORMATION. LATEST INFORMATION. THE PERSONAL ACTION REMAINS
THE PERSONAL ACTION REMAINS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN YOU GET A FORECAST,
AND WHEN YOU GET A FORECAST, AND WHAT YOU DO WITH
THAT FORECAST, WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT FORECAST, IS WHAT REALLY
COUNTS. IS WHAT REALLY COUNTS. AMY FREEZE, EYEWITNESS
NEWS. AMY FREEZE, EYEWITNESS NEWS. >> COMING UP
NEXT, EYEWITNESS TO >> COMING UP NEXT, EYEWITNESS TO EXTREME WEATHER,
YOUR WINTER EXTREME WEATHER, YOUR WINTER OUTLOOK, HOW
MUCH SNOW CAN THE OUTLOOK, HOW MUCH SNOW CAN THE TRI-STATE AREA
EXPECT THIS TRI-STATE AREA EXPECT THIS WINTER? WINTER?
>>> THE CALENDAR SAYS WE'RE >>> THE CALENDAR SAYS WE'RE STILL SEVERAL
WEEKS AWAY FROM STILL SEVERAL WEEKS AWAY FROM WINTER BUT WE'VE
ALREADY WINTER BUT WE'VE ALREADY
EXPERIENCED TWO SNOW STORMS. EXPERIENCED TWO SNOW STORMS.
SO DOES THIS MEAN WE'RE IN FOR A SO DOES THIS MEAN WE'RE IN FOR A COLD AND
SNOEY WINTER SEASON? COLD AND SNOEY WINTER SEASON? >> MOST METEOROLOGISTS
CAN AGREE >> MOST METEOROLOGISTS CAN AGREE ON ONE THING.
ON ONE THING. DON'T EXPECT A MILD WINTER. DON'T EXPECT A MILD WINTER. WINTER DOES RETURN
THIS YEAR. WINTER DOES RETURN THIS YEAR. >> I THINK DECEMBER
WILL BE A >> I THINK DECEMBER WILL BE A
COLDER MONTH ACROSS THE AREA. COLDER MONTH ACROSS THE AREA. FIVE TO 10 INCHES
OF SNOW, MAYBE FIVE TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW, MAYBE ONE MONSTER
SNOWSTORM. ONE MONSTER SNOWSTORM. >> HOW DO METEOROLOGISTS
MAKE >> HOW DO METEOROLOGISTS MAKE THEIR WINTER
FORECAST? THEIR WINTER FORECAST? WE BASE IT ON SEVERAL
TRENDS WE BASE IT ON SEVERAL TRENDS FROM CERTAIN
ATMOSPHERIC AND FROM CERTAIN ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC CONDITIONS.
OCEANIC CONDITIONS. WE LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
WE LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, FOR EL NINO
THE PACIFIC OCEAN, FOR EL NINO AND EL NINA EVENTS. AND EL NINA EVENTS.
HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN A HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN A NEUTRAL PHASE
IN THE PACIFIC. NEUTRAL PHASE IN THE PACIFIC. NO ESTABLISHED
LA NINA OR EL NO ESTABLISHED LA NINA OR EL NINO.
NINO. >> IT IS CALLED NORTH ATLANTIC >> IT IS CALLED NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION.
OSCILLATION. THAT IS THE WILD CARD IN THE
THAT IS THE WILD CARD IN THE FORECAST, BECAUSE THE NORTH
FORECAST, BECAUSE THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION CAN'T BE
ATLANTIC OSCILLATION CAN'T BE PREDICTED MORE THAN TWO WEEKS IN
PREDICTED MORE THAN TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. ADVANCE. >> SO THE BIG QUESTION, WHO WILL
>> SO THE BIG QUESTION, WHO WILL GET HIT THE HARDEST THIS WINTER.
GET HIT THE HARDEST THIS WINTER. >> THE FARTHER YOU GET AWAY FROM
>> THE FARTHER YOU GET AWAY FROM THE CITY AND THE OCEAN, I THINK
THE CITY AND THE OCEAN, I THINK THAT IS THE AREA THAT REALLY HAS
THAT IS THE AREA THAT REALLY HAS TO WATCH OUT, THAT THERE COULD
TO WATCH OUT, THAT THERE COULD BE AT LEAST ONE BIG STORM THIS
BE AT LEAST ONE BIG STORM THIS YEAR THAT CAN DUMP A WHOLE LOT
YEAR THAT CAN DUMP A WHOLE LOT OF SNOW. OF SNOW. >> I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE
GOING >> I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IS
PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR TO SEE IS PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR
STORMS OF SEVERAL IFRMS AND STORMS OF SEVERAL IFRMS AND RAIN, MIX RAIN,
RAIN/SNOW, THAT RAIN, MIX RAIN, RAIN/SNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING.
TYPE OF THING. >> I THINK IF WE GET A FOOT OR
>> I THINK IF WE GET A FOOT OR MORE, IT WILL BE EARLY OR LATE.
MORE, IT WILL BE EARLY OR LATE. >> KEEP IN MIND THIS IS THE
>> KEEP IN MIND THIS IS THE FIRST POST-SANDY WINTER.
FIRST POST-SANDY WINTER. PEOPLE IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES PEOPLE IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES
NEED TO BE ON ALERT. NEED TO BE ON ALERT. >> THIS WINTER WE NEED TO TAKE
>> THIS WINTER WE NEED TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY DANGEROUS COASTAL STORMS SO
DANGEROUS COASTAL STORMS SO RESIDENTS OF LONG ISLAND , THE
RESIDENTS OF LONG ISLAND , THE NEW YORK AREA, THE NORTH SHORE
NEW YORK AREA, THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND, NEED TO
OF LONG ISLAND, NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT THE
UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT THE TRADITIONAL BENCHMARKS WERE FOR
TRADITIONAL BENCHMARKS WERE FOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE SLIGHTLY
COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE SLIGHTLY AUTHORED DUE TO THE CHANGES OF
AUTHORED DUE TO THE CHANGES OF THE COASTLINE. THE COASTLINE. >> DESPITE FORECASTS SUGGESTING
>> DESPITE FORECASTS SUGGESTING WINTER'S RETURN, THERE IS ALWAYS
WINTER'S RETURN, THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE FOR A BREAK.
HOPE FOR A BREAK. >> WHEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER >> WHEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
ARE COLD BACK TO BACK, USUALLY ARE COLD BACK TO BACK, USUALLY JANUARY POPS
OUT OF IT, WE CALL JANUARY POPS OUT OF IT, WE CALL THAT BOOKENDS
WINTER. THAT BOOKENDS WINTER. >> THAT IS OUR PROGRAM.
>> THAT IS OUR PROGRAM. THANKS FOR INNING US.
THANKS FOR INNING US. YOU CAN GET WEATHER FORECASTS AT
YOU CAN GET WEATHER FORECASTS AT ANY TIME, GO TO 7ONLINE ON YOUR
ANY TIME, GO TO 7ONLINE ON YOUR COMPUTER, SMARTPHONE, OR TABLET,
COMPUTER, SMARTPHONE, OR TABLET, FOR JEFF, AMY, AND THE ENTIRE
FOR JEFF, AMY, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, HAVE A GREAT WINTER.
TEAM, HAVE A GREAT WINTER.