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Infographic: Measuring a tornado's force
The EF Scale became operational on Feb. 1, 2007. It was revised from the original Fujita Scale, developed in 1971 by Tetsuya Fujita, to better reflect wind speed with damage observed in tornado surveys.
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Working from home a post-Sandy challenge
Nearly every office dweller fantasizes about the joys of working from home: Dressing in PJs instead of suits, eating from the fridge and not the vending machine, listening to birds chirp instead of the boss bark.
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PHOTOS: Sandy Aftermath
Long lines were the norm in areas most heavily affected by the Sandy. Some of the sights on day three after the superstorm.
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A statistical look at Hurricane Sandy
Courtesy of AccuWeather, here is a statistical look at Hurricane Sandy:
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PHOTOS: Superstorm Sandy - Day After
On Tuesday, the sun rose over a scene of total devastation in many locations along the mid-Atlantic coast.
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Sandy’s damage worse than Irene, far from Katrina
Residents along most of the East Coast on Tuesday began cleaning up the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Sandy, and it was immediately clear that all Americans will get slapped with the astronomical bill for the late-season storm.
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Northeast airports, transit systems slowly start moving again after Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy brought every mode of transportation to a halt in the most populous region of the country this week, and getting people and goods moving normally again could take days, if not weeks, and add to costs that already are in the tens of billions of dollars.
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BUSINESS
Columbia airport cancels some flights
Hurricane Sandy forced the cancellation of flights from Columbia Metropolitan Airport to several major Northeastern cities on Monday as the powerful Atlantic storm barreled toward the region, bringing swelling tides, heavy rains and driving winds.
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Panicked evacuations mix with nonchalance in storm’s path
They streamed out of low-lying New York apartments and grand Connecticut shore homes, a steady, often reluctant parade of evacuees with rolling suitcases and duffel bags; birds and cats in cages; Fruit Roll-Ups and stacks of magazines.
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Oil and gas production ramping up after Isaac
The nation’s oil and gas hub along the Gulf Coast is slowly coming back to life in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.


