Amy Chester

Oct 29, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Julie Tighe |Amy Chester

Twelve years ago today, Superstorm Sandy made landfall and devastated New York City and surrounding communities. After 48 hours of pounding rain and a nearly 13-foot storm surge, it took five days to resume partial subway service, and some stations required years of repairs. The devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy was foreshadowing the fragility of our […]

Aug 23, 2024 | ctinsider.com | Amy Chester |Tom Swan

Last weekend, two women were swept to their deaths by rising floodwaters in Oxford. Communities from Southbury to Newtown and in between were battered by heavy rainfall and severe flooding. Sadly, this experience is not new to the state. In June, a man was killed by a falling tree during a sudden storm; his death was just one of 85 tree-related deaths in Connecticut over the past two decades, of which 58% were caused by high wind storm events.