Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Athena—the season's first major winter storm—is just beginning to hit New York City. This is bad news—the situation is still pretty rough for many residents. Hurricane Sandy really wreaked havoc in the city; here's a collection of the most astounding before and after comparisons.



Above you can see the Manhattan Bridge as seen from Brooklyn, NY. Grab the slider in the middle of the transform it from a nice sunny day before the storm (Photo: Google Earth) to the flooded evening of Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 (Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP)



Hoboken, NJ: A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The second photo shows the next day.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


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Photos: Charles Sykes/AP



Lower Manhattan's fully lit skyline on Jan. 6, 2012 and a darkened Lower Manhattan on Oct. 29, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: AP



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: AP



The Funtime Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ on the Jersey Shore in Aug. 10, 2010 and after superstorm Sandy, on Oct. 31, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Mel Evans/AP



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Star-Ledger, David Gard/AP



Seaside Heights, NJ: before and after Sandy. Boardwalks were trashed, a roller coaster dumped into the ocean.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: GeoEye/AP



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: GeoEye/AP



Staten Island, NY: Before and after.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey



Breezy Point section of Queens, NY: before and after.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey



Long Beach, NY: before and after.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey



Belmar, NJ: before and after.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey



Keyport, NJ: before and after.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey



Mantoloking, NJ in Google Earth. Below: Oct. 31, 2012. Aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows storm damage from Superstorm Sandy.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Doug Mills/AP



The sailing ship HMS Bounty sails from Cleveland, OH over Lake Erie (photo from 07/07/10). Below: The 180-foot sailboat submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, NC, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Mark Duncan/AP/DAPD



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski/AP



The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly known as the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel). Before Sandy and on Oct. 30, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin



South Street in lower Manhattan before Sandy. Water and debris blocks a section of South Street in lower Manhattan, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Louis Lanzano/AP



Con Edison substation near the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, NY before Sandy. Below: flooded streets around a Con Edison substation after the East River overflowed on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP



The World Trade Center site on September 7, 2011 in New York City. Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: John Minchillo/AP



Ocean Drive, Avalon, New Jersey, before the storm. After: people stand in front of the house on October 30, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images



One New York Plaza, Manhattan, NY, captured by Google. Below: water floods the Plaza Shops in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images



The Carey Tunnel in the Financial District of New York: before and after.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images



Battery Park Underpass: before and after.


Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Google Earth



Hurricane Sandy: The Craziest Before and After Shots


Photo: Louis Lanzano/AP
Image curation by Attila Nagy




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