Sandy | The Foggiest Idea

The Latest Updates on Tropical Storm Isaias for the New York Metro Region

by Richard Murdocco | Aug 5, 2020 | Environmental Policy, News | 0

During times of emergency, The Foggiest Idea consolidates the reports of various news outlets to...

Interviewed by News 12 Long Island: After Seven Years, How Much Have We Learned From Sandy?

by Richard Murdocco | Oct 30, 2019 | Environmental Policy, Media Appearances, Storms | 0

The following was published by News 12 Long Island’s Geoff Bansen on October 30, 2019. The...

CityLab: On Long Island, Failure to Absorb Sandy’s Lessons

by Richard Murdocco | Oct 22, 2018 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 1

The following was published by The Atlantic’s CityLab on October 22nd, 2018. You can read...

Both Harvey and Irma Show How Much Long Island Still Has to Learn

by Richard Murdocco | Sep 5, 2017 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

The following was first published on The Foggiest Idea on September 5, 2017, and republished by...

Long Island’s Utility Preparation Always Leaves Us Powerless for the Next Bad Storm

by Richard Murdocco | Aug 7, 2015 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

The following was written for the Long Island Press. The original can be read here. With a thunderclap, Syosset residents awoke long before dawn to witness what looked like a strobe light outside as flashes of lightning...

Susan Axelrod: Hurricane Sandy – The Effects Are Lingering, Big Time

by Richard Murdocco | Oct 29, 2014 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

The following was written on August 26, 2014 by Susan Axelrod, founder of Love & Quiches,...

Grossman: When It Comes to the Shore, You Can’t Beat Nature

by Richard Murdocco | Oct 31, 2013 | Environmental Policy | 0

The following was written by Karl Grossman, a friend of the Foggiest Idea. Karl Grossman is professor of journalism at the State University of New York/College at Old Westbury and chief investigative reporter at Long Island’s...

Reflecting on Sandy, and Planning for the Next Big One

by Richard Murdocco | Oct 28, 2013 | Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

Sandy was created by some extraordinary meteorological circumstances. we must plan ahead for the “Next Big One”. However, the silver lining to all the misery the superstorm brought upon Long Island and beyond is that it made...

A Series of Rants

by Richard Murdocco | May 24, 2013 | Quick Hits | 0

The following was published in Long Island Business News’ Young Island Recently, there have been a number of items in the news that I feel warrant discussion. Rather than pick just one, however, the following is a series...

The Dream is Unraveling, but Long Island Can be Saved

by Richard Murdocco | Feb 16, 2013 | Economic Development, Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

The following was written for Long Island Business News, and published on 2/20/13. The piece can be read online here Newsday famously wrote that in 1978, Long Island was at a crossroads. They told their readers that we, as a...

Nemo Found Us and the System Failed

by Richard Murdocco | Feb 11, 2013 | Economic Development, Environmental Policy, Storms | 0

An empty Long Island Expressway, westbound, near Exit 56 on 2/10/13The following was published on...

Cablevision Editorials Your Turn #233

by Richard Murdocco | Jan 7, 2013 | Media Appearances | 0

My editorial response on Sandy’s impacts to Fire Island was recently aired during the week of 12/30/12 to 1/7/13 at the top of each hour on News 12 Long Island. The segment was presented by Peter Kohler of Cablevision...