An independent insurance planning specialist for Epic Wealth Management in Red Bank, NJ, Ryan Keller, a resident of Middletown, formerly worked for AXA Advisors. Outside of his profession, Ryan Keller performs community service, such as disaster relief after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012.
Also known as Frankenstorm and Superstorm Sandy, the hurricane was directly or indirectly responsible for 159 deaths and caused more than $70 billion in damages. Nine hundred miles across, Sandy collided with a second storm that converted its massive rainfall into a blizzard. The storm destroyed or damaged some 650,000 homes and cut power to 8 million.
While most victims have returned to damaged homes or found new ones, Sandy’s effects linger, as exemplified by Annie Willis. Speaking in 2017 to the Guardian, Willis, who was 15 when the storm hit, likened Sandy to an out-of-body experience. Five years after the storm, her family home on the Long Island Sound was still vacant and the Willises were still nomads, moving back and forth between friends’ houses and hotels.
New York-area governments have taken steps to better endure future storms by reinforcing flood barriers, providing better drainage for subways, and enhancing water and electric service. In 2018, New York City sued oil producers for damages it maintains were worsened by climate change.
Also known as Frankenstorm and Superstorm Sandy, the hurricane was directly or indirectly responsible for 159 deaths and caused more than $70 billion in damages. Nine hundred miles across, Sandy collided with a second storm that converted its massive rainfall into a blizzard. The storm destroyed or damaged some 650,000 homes and cut power to 8 million.
While most victims have returned to damaged homes or found new ones, Sandy’s effects linger, as exemplified by Annie Willis. Speaking in 2017 to the Guardian, Willis, who was 15 when the storm hit, likened Sandy to an out-of-body experience. Five years after the storm, her family home on the Long Island Sound was still vacant and the Willises were still nomads, moving back and forth between friends’ houses and hotels.
New York-area governments have taken steps to better endure future storms by reinforcing flood barriers, providing better drainage for subways, and enhancing water and electric service. In 2018, New York City sued oil producers for damages it maintains were worsened by climate change.
