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Nicknamed Superstorm by some because of its ferocity and Frankenstorm by others because its timing coincided with Halloween week 2012, Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, covering an unbelievable 1.8 million square miles.¹ It unleashed devastation on Haiti and Cuba and also affected other Caribbean countries.² In the United States it bore down most heavily on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, hitting New Jersey and New York State particularly hard, resulting in floods, fires, and millions of people without power. In New York City the dead included 2 year-old Brandon and 4 year-old Connor, ...