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Sayonara, Sandy

By | Health, The Global Is Local | 3 Comments

–This is the story of the health of our city, as seen from both a great distance and up-close and personal.

Despite the sobering facts that the death toll has now passed 90, that there are still millions without power, and that the cost will easily run into multiple billions of dollars in damages, we in Baltimore have been incredibly lucky. The inner harbor area suffered some flooding, there were many without power, and thousands are still in the dark, but for the most part we escaped unscathed. So if we were so lucky, can we sit back, relax, feel sorry for NJ & NY and get on with our lives?

The truth is we could have been in big trouble. Read More