http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/25/news/companies/weather-blizzard-travel-changes/index.html
A very large and destructive blizzard is set to blow through the Northeast. New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts are all susceptible- including New York City and Boston- instilling fear amongst many travelers. It is estimated that approximately 58 million people will be affected. Travel analysts at masFlight estimated that 250,000 people had flights cancelled in the past week. Some forecasts call up to three feet of snow by tomorrow afternoon! Needless to say, local governments are shutting operations down and people are being corralled into their homes.
This is reminiscent of the Great Blizzard of 1888, during the Gilded age, where people were confined to their houses for over a week and railroads were shut down.
I'm curious to see how this plays out. I wonder if the blizzard will effect us in ways we didn't think about.
ReplyDelete-Trevor Haueisen 6th-
The city being shut down does effect so much and I agree with Trevor I wonder how this plays out.
ReplyDeleteWeather and geography play such a vital role in determining factors of history. Weather effects the way humans live and react to their environment.
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