Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science

Why Hurricane Irene Did (or Did Not) Prove Forecasters Wrong

In preparing for Hurricane Irene’s weekend arrival, communities along the East Coast prepared for the worst. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg insisted on Friday that New Yorkers “must, I repeat the word ‘must,’ evacuate beginning tomorrow and complete the process by 8pm tomorrow night.” But his  historic preparations turned out to be for a less-than-historic […]