Impacts of Hurricane Sandy and the Climate Change Connection

The document identifies Hurricane Sandy as a demonstration of the United States' vulnerability to extreme weather and notes that human-induced warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of events such as heat waves, torrential downpours, and coastal flooding.

• Hurricane Sandy highlighted the vulnerability of the United States to extreme weather, causing expensive disruptions to critical infrastructure, livelihoods, and businesses.
• There is increasing evidence that human-caused warming is driving a rise in the intensity and frequency of specific extreme weather events, including coastal flooding, torrential downpours, and heat waves, with damages expected to worsen as the world warms.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Impacts of Hurricane Sandy and the Climate Change Connection. https://www.wri.org/research/impacts-hurricane-sandy-and-climate-change-connection

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Impacts of Hurricane Sandy and the Climate Change Connection. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/impacts-hurricane-sandy-and-climate-change-connection.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendimpacts, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Impacts of Hurricane Sandy and the Climate Change Connection}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/impacts-hurricane-sandy-and-climate-change-connection}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }