my experience on Hurricane Sandy

     In this blog, I will talk something about my experience on Hurricane Sandy.
     It's crazy that we are studying climate change and  reading about hurricane and Hurricane Sandy happen in New York City. After I experience Hurricane Sandy, I can know more about how does climate change affect New York City.
     Hurricane Sandy hit New York City at about 7p.m. in October 29th when I was reading Zeitoun. It reminds me that I should leave as Kathy asked Zeitoun leave during the storm. But finally I though hurricane at level 2 has little effect on New York City, so I didn't do any preparation for Hurricane Sandy. However, the result was so severe that we couldn't image. There was strong wind and rain outside. Suddenly, the electricity service was broke off. All of near houses were dark. We had to light candles to emblaze our house.  My house is near the sea so it's easy to be affected by flood. Until 9p.m., the water level rised to about 8 feet. The cars parked on the road were drowned.  When I woke up the next day, I saw the water has receded. But many dopant was piled up on the cars and the cars were moved by flood. Some cars were moved onto the middle of the road and some were moved and collided another cars. Scores of trees toppled down on the road. Many areas were lack of electicity and water. The subway system was shut down during the hurricane. It is still recovering. 39 people died during the storm. New York City suffered huge economic loss. I have never seen such severe result affected by hurricane in New York City. In other words, climate change has great effect on New York City and New York is not ready for climate change. It fits with my first assignment.
     If I were Mayor, I will shut down the subway system at first. Because the railway rail is easy to accumulate flood, the subway couldn't run on it. Then, I will demand people who were in flooding area to evacuate and settle them to a safety place and supply them with enough food and water. It is important that a Mayor should try to make sure residents' safety during the storm.