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Get Set For An Active Hurricane Season, NOAA Says: Here's What To Expect Get Set For An Active Hurricane Season, NOAA Says: Here's What To Expect
Get Set For An Active Hurricane Season, NOAA Says: Here's What To Expect An active hurricane season is being predicted for 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. The hurricane seasons runs from Wednesday, June 1 to Wednesday, Nov. 30. “As we reflect on another potentially busy hurricane season, past storms — such as Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the New York metro area ten years ago — remind us that the impact of one storm can be felt for years,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “Since Sandy, NOAA’s forecasting accuracy has continued to improve, allowing us to better predict the impacts of major hurricanes to lives a…
Isaias: Eversource, UI Reject Demands For Reimbursements For Food, Medicine After Outages Isaias: Eversource, UI Reject Demands For Reimbursements For Food, Medicine After Outages
Isaias: Eversource, UI Reject Demands For Reimbursements For Food, Medicine After Outages Despite calls to reimburse customers for costs incurred due to power outages after Tropical Storm Isaias barreled through the region, Eversource and United Illuminating are showing resistance to complying. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Gov. Ned Lamont both demanded the company reimburse customers, Eversource has thus far been reluctant to provide relief, despite utility companies in neighboring states reimbursing for prescription medication and food that spoiled during the storm cleanup. "Eversource and UI need to do the right thing as ConEd has done in New York and reimbur…
Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Fairfield County Communities Are Most Affected Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Fairfield County Communities Are Most Affected
Isaias New Power Outage Update: These Fairfield County Communities Are Most Affected More than 40 percent of Eversource’s 1,281,259 Connecticut customers remain in the dark days after Tropical Storm Isaias swiftly swept through the East Coast. Two days after the storm tore through the region, bringing down trees and power lines, 533,439 in Connecticut remain without power as of midday Thursday, Aug. 6 as Eversource crews work around the clock to make repairs. In Fairfield County, outages were still being reported in: Danbury: 15,566; Norwalk: 12,497; Westport: 12,258; Greenwich: 8,732; Ridgefield: 7,830; Newtown: 7,358; Stamford: 6,823; Monroe: 6,650; New Canaan: 5,965; B…