Initially growing up in southern Florida, I'm no stranger to severe weather. In Miami, Hurricanes were so common, that we would intentionally throw "Hurricane Parties" to pass the time.

While Florida has built its entire infrastructure to avoid unnecessary disaster, New York is on the opposite side of the spectrum, constantly having to look for new ways to keep severe weather at bay.

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Severe Weather is Getting Worse

On Tuesday, October 28th, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a new report discussing the uptick in severe weather across the state of New York. Since 1980, severe weather events that cause a billion dollars or more in damage have increased at an alarming rate. loading...

Since 1998, New York has seen, on average, around 2.5 severe weath

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