Half the island without power: http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1HPt5EBfwXLDPvzfXTh_yg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://mit.zenfs.com/102/2012/11/nymagcvr121105_710.jpg
That URL is long . . . may not make it. Cold fusion would help, but even with that they would have tremendous infrastructure problems from the storm. The natural gas is not working! I guess there is a pressurization plant off line. The subways are not working because of flooding. Even if trains were autonomously powered with cold fusion, the damage from flooding would prevent operation. Some of the stations are terrible mess, with debris washed in and walls smashed. The storm caused tremendous physical damage and expense, but very few lives were lost, thank goodness. That demonstrates the power of modern space-based weather monitoring and forecasting. - Jed
