South Orange Community Prepares for Next Super Storm
Alex Torpey is Village President and Office of Emergency Management Coordinator
Superstorm Sandy was one of the worst storms ever to hit the state of New Jersey. However, despite its seeming rarity, it will not be the last, as weather events seem to be trending towards the more extremes. As a result, a unique opportunity exists to collectively and comprehensively assess what happened and to make improvements and recommendations before the next major storms hits. Although from the feedback we've received, the response and communication from the Village itself was generally very good, we can, of course, always do better. And it is critical to remember that, for an event this large, the Village’s response is significantly impacted by the response of others, for example PSE&G and NJ Transit. It seems important for us to …
Anne Fernald
3:30 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012
Thanks so much for this smart and pro-active plan. I hope that talk about climate change will be part of this. I'm worried, after this storm and Irene, that superstorms are part of the new normal and I hope that planning will include recognition of clmate change and work to reduce carbon emissions and plan for the fact of more storms. --Anne Fernald more ›