The next thing to fear: Tsunami
It seems like Long Island has been out hurricane watching since Katrina devastated New Orleans, and all we have seen is a couple of mild seasons pass us by. So here’s the next thing to worry about, a...
View ArticleTo China, with love
Local firm FalconStor Software Inc. is doing all it can to help out victims of one of this year’s worst global tragedies, the major earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan Province in May. In total,...
View ArticleExplosion in Amityville
Oil prices are certainly volatile, but there are a few advantages to heating your home the crude way. Take explosions, for instance. Last night, a natural gas explosion leveled a home in Amityville....
View ArticleDisasters cost estimated $218B last year
The economic cost of natural and man-made disasters jumped threefold to $218 billion in 2010 from $68 billion the previous year, with earthquakes the main cause of death and destruction, insurer Swiss...
View ArticleKominicki: Goodnight, Irene, see you in our dreams
Long Islanders are a hearty lot, many of us having trekked here from as far away as Brooklyn and Queens without any sign of wear. We carved suburbia from the wilderness of summer estates, built schools...
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