What if a hurricane hit New York City?
112967
Hurricanes have hit New York City. They have usually lost a lot of their power due to land and cooler water temperatures by the time they get up there though. However, if a full force hurricane ever did directly hit New York, I'm sure it would be quite a disaster - although probably more a monetary than a human disaster (like New Orleans).
854437
the bears would not even be able to handle the Miami Dolphins how can they handle a hurricane?
625355
The forecasters feel that the Bermuda High will position itself about the same as last year. This means it will be difficult for hurricanes to curve northward along the East Coast, just like last year. If the forecasters are reasonably accurate, Long Island should not see any Category 3 hurricanes this season. I live in FL...you want me to send one your way?
835913
probably, think about it. the heat coming from it will rise and will malt any accumilating snow. the only reason it manages to accumilate in the streets of NYC is because they have MUCH more snow than we do here in the UK.
161359
LOOK OUT FOR A HURRICANE!!!!!!
543239
The ocean water is too cold near NY to produce a powerful enough hurricane.  Most hurricanes form between 5 and 20 degrees latitude above or below the equater.  This is where the waters are warm and there are fast upper-altitude winds--favorable hurricane conditions.  If a hurricane was formed, say, in the Carribean and moved north towards NY, by the time it reached NY the colder waters would imensly weaken the hurricane.  Hurricanes need warm waters (80* F) to remain powerful enough to be of concern.  I wouldn't be too worried about a hurricane reaching NYC.
649880
New York City is called the Big Apple.
47862
No substance at all. Skyscrapers in New York City are designed to collapse straight down in the event of a catastrophic collapse (like from a severe earthquake).\n\nThis is a necessity because New York City has so many skyscrapers closely packed together. If one fell over sideways, it would cause a chain reaction like dominoes, causing millions of deaths.\n\nWTC7 collapsed due to fire. The firefighters decided not to fight the fire in the building because they knew that the building was empty, and that their efforts were better spent rescuing people trapped under the rubble.\n\nSince the fire was allowed to burn unchecked, it eventually weakened the steel members causing it to collapse.\n\n\nBackground information: The steel in the building DID NOT MELT. Steel has a strange property; when it gets heated to a certain temperature, it loses about half its strength.\n\nIf you don't believe that, think about this: why do city fire codes require steel beams to be sprayed with fireproofing material if steel can't catch fire? The fireproofing material is to prevent the steel from losing it's strength due to high temperatures.
880264
they are big bombs that have at their core the splitting of an atom. v dangerous stuff. A single bomb could likely snuff out NYC.
155310
Sure.  There was a recent Transit strike in NY, and all of the numbers were tallied.  I would contact the Port Authority.  However, the quickest way might be to call the "Help" desk for the Borough of Manhattan, or even better, call the Mayors Office (People are generally suprised to find out that calls are answered promptly and courteously.) At the very least, they'll refer you to the right place.  Good Luck.
129283
Last year the panhandle was badly affected by Hurricanes, as well as Miami and the Keys.  The Keys would probably be the most often hit in history.
872937
Erm...well, Instead of saying immediate effects, you could say Primary effects. Sounds more professional :P\nHurricanes tear buildings apart blah blah.\n\nThey can be predicted with signs of violent winds, killer waves, torrential rains and flash flooding.\nIt's usually predicted for a hurricane 'season'\nThe specialists could look at the weather from the satelites in space with the amount of movement in the wind, and the weather. [I think]\n\nI know the hurricanes are born over water and when it reaches land, it starts to loose power.
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The levees did not need any money to protect New Orleans. They were only built to handle a specific catafgeoty of hurricane, and Katrina was greater than that to which the levees were built.\n\nThe question now is: Will the levees be rebuilt to handle the highest category hurricane, or will they simply be rebuilt to sub-par standards?
131361
Sure you should. You only live once and sometimes taking chances are the only way we find happiness. Besides i saw on the weather channel on their series "It could happen tomorrow" that new york will get destroyed in a hurricane in the future so get out while you can
556121
50-50 you never no if it will hit new york just beware and becareful
122672
Nyc is the big apple not the big easy
9982
its tsunami, and there would not be a western european tsunami, but i would guess that cork, in irealnd would be hit first, but the netherlans would sink because it is below sea level. i would then saw rotterdam, amsterdam, or the hauge then.