Showing posts with label storm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label storm. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Before the Storm: How People Are Bracing for Sandy | Redux

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Before the Storm: How People Are Bracing for Sandy

New York City, Manhattan, Theatre District, Times Square, Broadway Ave. / W. 49 St.
New York City, Manhattan, Theatre District, Times Square, Broadway Ave. / W. 49 St. " Mama Sbarro's " by (vincent desjardins)
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Excerpt:

Along the East Coast, residents are preparing for Hurricane Sandy to hit and merge with two other weather systems to create a fearsome storm. Here are their stories. The remnants of Hurricane Irene spawned river flooding that laid waste to homes more than a year ago in Pompton Lakes, N.J., where some residents were already tossing belongings to the curb as Sandy approached. Kevin Gogots, who has lived there since the 1980s, helped a woman put furniture and other belongings into a rented van Sunday to move them to higher ground. "People are worst-case-scenario-ing it," Gogots said. "They're figuring, divide and conquer. They'll take the stuff they want to save and put the rest out.

People:

Kevin Gogots

Overall Sentiment: 0.140727

Relevance: 0.610621

SentimentQuote
0"People are worst-case-scenario-ing it," Gogots said. ...
0.0565871"People are worst-case-scenario-ing it," Gogots said. "They're figuring, divide and conquer. They'll take the stuff they want to save and put the rest out. Of course, if the street floods again, we'll just have things floating around."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0565871
  • Mean: 0.02829355
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Alex Zwick

Overall Sentiment: -0.26481

Relevance: 0.570522

SentimentQuote
-0.325693"Everybody's a little gun-shy this time around," Zwick said. ...
-0.247103"Everybody's a little gun-shy this time around," Zwick said. "People are still like, 'We can't trust anybody' and are assuming the worst.'"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.572796
  • Mean: -0.286398
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Jackson Grimes

Overall Sentiment: 0.0835421

Relevance: 0.567928

SentimentQuote
0"You never know who you'll meet," Grimes said ...
-0.301997"While there is a very grave concern in the back of my mind that I might lose my house," Grimes said, ...
-0.118645"While there is a very grave concern in the back of my mind that I might lose my house," Grimes said, "being here will ease the distress to a certain degree because of the friendly people and the kind hospitality and the food."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.420642
  • Mean: -0.140214
  • Standard Deviation: 1

Alyssa Marks

Overall Sentiment: 0.0160796

Relevance: 0.527507

Howard Molt

Overall Sentiment: 0.0394802

Relevance: 0.46209

SentimentQuote
0.0351877"We're going to be as safe here as we would be anywhere because we're going to be as high as the water gets, plus we've done the prep work," 62-year-old Howard Molt said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0351877
  • Mean: 0.0351877
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

David Marmanillo

Overall Sentiment: 0.0555333

Relevance: 0.455544

Hans Eriksson

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.448575

Verena Dobnik

Overall Sentiment: 0.17561

Relevance: 0.412551

Maryclaire Dale

Overall Sentiment: 0.144133

Relevance: 0.412223

Dave Porter

Overall Sentiment: 0.0672716

Relevance: 0.408945

David Dishneau

Overall Sentiment: 0.08537

Relevance: 0.399472

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

NaturalDisaster: Hurricane Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.124686

Relevance: 0.66593

NaturalDisaster: Hurricane Irene

Overall Sentiment: -0.330941

Relevance: 0.513662

NaturalDisaster: storm

Overall Sentiment: -0.266636

Relevance: 0.385375

GeographicFeature: Delaware River

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.64142

GeographicFeature: East Coast

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.480277

GeographicFeature: Pompton Lakes

Overall Sentiment: 0.0453167

Relevance: 0.449049

City: New York City

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.597073

Disambiguation: PoliticalDistrict | GovernmentalJurisdiction | PlaceWithNeighborhoods | WineRegion | FilmScreeningVenueReferences:

City: Philadelphia

Overall Sentiment: 0.132889

Relevance: 0.473557

Disambiguation: AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | OlympicBiddingCity | PlaceWithNeighborhoods | AirportOperatorReferences:

City: New Castle

Overall Sentiment: 0.0277197

Relevance: 0.447206

City: Manhattan

Overall Sentiment: -0.282772

Relevance: 0.403083

Disambiguation: GeographicFeature | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | Island | PlaceWithNeighborhoods | USCountyReferences:

City: Queens

Overall Sentiment: 0.121255

Relevance: 0.369435

Disambiguation: References:

StateOrCounty: N.J.

Overall Sentiment: -0.019551

Relevance: 0.543029

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

StateOrCounty: Del.

Overall Sentiment: 0.159892

Relevance: 0.482078

Region: Caribbean

Overall Sentiment: 0.227343

Relevance: 0.447246

Facility: Times Square

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.422639

Sport: football

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.412595

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Twitter accounts for storm, relief updates | Redux

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Twitter accounts for storm, relief updates

A Day In New York 12th December 2012
A Day In New York 12th December 2012 by The Eyes Of New York
License (according to Flickr): Attribution-ShareAlike License
Excerpt:

A tourist stands in Times Square early Monday, October 29, as New Yorkers prepare to endure Hurricane Sandy. The storm, which threatens 60 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. See more photos of Hurricane Sandy's destructive path. (CNN) -- As Hurricane Sandy converges with other storms and threatens to wreak havoc on the mid-Atlantic coast, power outages could make it difficult for residents to get up-to-date information. But mobile phones can provide crucial updates as long as their batteries hold out. (If you live in the storm's path and it's not too late, this might be a good time to invest in a wireless phone charger.

People:

Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Overall Sentiment: 0.395164

Relevance: 0.498715

Disambiguation: Politician | OfficeHolder | TVActorReferences:

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Overall Sentiment: 0.144133

Relevance: 0.333332

Disambiguation: Politician | AwardWinner | BoardMember | CompanyFounder | Mayor | PoliticalAppointerReferences:

Tom Corbett

Overall Sentiment: 0.121255

Relevance: 0.318842

Dan Malloy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0971944

Relevance: 0.307212

Martin O'Malley

Overall Sentiment: 0.0370664

Relevance: 0.303366

Chris Christie

Overall Sentiment: -0.0341462

Relevance: 0.302547

Rob Marciano

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.301298

Jack Markell

Overall Sentiment: 0.266281

Relevance: 0.300434

Additional Info:

Company: Twitter

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.673486

Disambiguation: Website | VentureFundedCompanyReferences:

Company: CNN

Overall Sentiment: -0.128842

Relevance: 0.630902

Company: Greyhound

Overall Sentiment: 0.0172918

Relevance: 0.327836

Company: Amtrak

Overall Sentiment: -0.102483

Relevance: 0.324585

Disambiguation: GovernmentAgency | TransportOperatorReferences:

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.363072

Organization: American Red Cross

Overall Sentiment: -0.154764

Relevance: 0.329699

Organization: NASA

Overall Sentiment: 0.0252139

Relevance: 0.310662

Disambiguation: Company | GovernmentAgency | AirportOperator | AwardPresentingOrganization | SoftwareDeveloper | SpaceAgency | SpacecraftManufacturerReferences:

Organization: Port Authority

Overall Sentiment: 0.373425

Relevance: 0.303003

TelevisionStation: the Weather Channel

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.307522

FieldTerminology: wireless phone

Overall Sentiment: 0.423167

Relevance: 0.33791

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Christie, Cuomo push WH for billions in Sandy relief | Redux

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Christie, Cuomo push WH for billions in Sandy relief

The George Washington Bridge in Heavy Smog. View toward the New Jersey Side of the Hudson River.
The George Washington Bridge in Heavy Smog. View toward the New Jersey Side of the Hudson River. by The U.S. National Archives
License (according to Flickr): No known copyright restrictions
Excerpt:

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (L), walks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)(R), while visiting law makers on Capitol Hill, on December 3, 2012 in Washington.  / Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images As post-Sandy recovery efforts continue across the tri-state area, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are making a joint push for federal relief aid, entreating the White House this week to cover billions of dollars worth of storm cleanup and prevention measures in the aftermath of the storm. "If you've walked the streets and talked to homeowners and small business owners, you know how desperate this situation is," said Cuomo in remarks yesterday following a meeting with White House officials yesterday.

People:

Andrew Cuomo

Overall Sentiment: 0.261771

Relevance: 0.939581

SentimentQuote
-0.0504913"If you've walked the streets and talked to homeowners and small business owners, you know how desperate this situation is," said Cuomo ...
-0.0385462"If you've walked the streets and talked to homeowners and small business owners, you know how desperate this situation is," said Cuomo in remarks yesterday following a meeting with White House officials yesterday. "This is no time for politics."
0.0760049"We want an answer and we want an answer and we want an answer quickly," Cuomo said. ...
-0.0707359"We want an answer and we want an answer and we want an answer quickly," Cuomo said. "These are big big numbers even for New York, and this is a very widespread scope of damage. You know, you normally don't have this type of natural disaster in this dense an area."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0837685
  • Mean: -0.020942125
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
Disambiguation: Politician | OfficeHolder | TVActorReferences:

Christie

Overall Sentiment: 0.0536386

Relevance: 0.576474

SentimentQuote
-0.0715468"It has become clear that the financial burden and economic hardship still confronted by our state and communities threatens the ability to continue debris removal operations at the existing cost-share ratio," said Christie ...
0"It has become clear that the financial burden and economic hardship still confronted by our state and communities threatens the ability to continue debris removal operations at the existing cost-share ratio," said Christie in a letter to FEMA administrator Craig Fugate, which Christie's office released yesterday. "Any slowing of progress in continuing these essential operations in our communities puts in jeopardy a timely rehabilitation of our shore areas, relief from economic distress, and the removal of threats to the public health and safety. For these reasons, I am requesting that the federal government exercise its discretion to grant relief to New Jersey state and local governments with 100 percent federal reimbursement for categories A
0.023678 B assistance for a period of no fewer than 90 days."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0478688
  • Mean: -0.015956266666667
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Governor Chris Christie

Overall Sentiment: 0.338682

Relevance: 0.442021

SentimentQuote
-0.0715468"It has become clear that the financial burden and economic hardship still confronted by our state and communities threatens the ability to continue debris removal operations at the existing cost-share ratio," said Christie ...
0"It has become clear that the financial burden and economic hardship still confronted by our state and communities threatens the ability to continue debris removal operations at the existing cost-share ratio," said Christie in a letter to FEMA administrator Craig Fugate, which Christie's office released yesterday. "Any slowing of progress in continuing these essential operations in our communities puts in jeopardy a timely rehabilitation of our shore areas, relief from economic distress, and the removal of threats to the public health and safety. For these reasons, I am requesting that the federal government exercise its discretion to grant relief to New Jersey state and local governments with 100 percent federal reimbursement for categories A
0.023678 B assistance for a period of no fewer than 90 days."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0478688
  • Mean: -0.015956266666667
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Craig Fugate

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.181576

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

StateOrCounty: New Jersey

Overall Sentiment: 0.158506

Relevance: 0.453127

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

Facility: White House

Overall Sentiment: 0.39314

Relevance: 0.312751

Organization: White House

Overall Sentiment: 0.0115851

Relevance: 0.311615

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Hurricane Sandy causes school closings, delays | Redux

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Events:

NaturalDisaster: Hurricane Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.20596

Relevance: 0.89203

Additional Info:

City: New York City

Overall Sentiment: -0.199094

Relevance: 0.446097

Disambiguation: PoliticalDistrict | GovernmentalJurisdiction | PlaceWithNeighborhoods | WineRegion | FilmScreeningVenueReferences:

City: Philadelphia

Overall Sentiment: -0.0175389

Relevance: 0.385328

Disambiguation: AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | OlympicBiddingCity | PlaceWithNeighborhoods | AirportOperatorReferences:

City: Boston

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.360311

Disambiguation: AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | PlaceWithNeighborhoodsReferences:

StateOrCounty: New Jersey

Overall Sentiment: -0.595475

Relevance: 0.327861

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:
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