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Natural disasters
Life after losing everything
Dec 21, 2012
In June 2012, Marketplace Money shared the story of the Gulis, a couple whose home and business were destroyed in the Colorado wildfires. We check in on them six months later and find out how they're rebuilding their lives after losing nearly everything.
The importance of technology during natural disasters
by
Jeff Horwich
Dec 14, 2012
On Monday, Congress takes up a $60 billion recovery package for areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. When the lights went out and the floodwaters moved in, people needed food and sandbags, sure -- but they also needed information and connectivity.
Bulletproofing yourself financially
Nov 13, 2012
Are you prepared for the worst? It's time to bulletproof your finances.
Sandy's damage extends south, to Haiti
by
Jeff Horwich
Nov 6, 2012
Before Sandy hit New York, New Jersey, and the United States, it made its way through the Caribbean. Haiti received some of the worst damage -- More than 10,000 Haitian houses were destroyed.
Surviving Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey
Nov 2, 2012
There is no normal in New Jersey this week: Evacuation orders prevent some from returning home and Atlantic City’s bright lights shine, while stop lights are dark.
Atlantic City struggles to reboot after Sandy
Nov 1, 2012
In Atlantic City on the New Jersey shore, the casinos remain closed and are estimated to be losing $5 million a day. Residents are still coping with the aftermath of the storm -- digging out, rebuilding, and waiting to get back online.
More than flipping a switch: Power companies fight outages
Oct 31, 2012
Electricity is coming back for those who lost power because of Sandy. Two days after the storm, about six million people on the East Coast are still in the dark, down from a high of eight and a half million.
For public good, not for profit.
A Sandy sales bump?
Oct 31, 2012
As stricken homeowners dig out, home-improvement sales should see a boost.
Quiet and waterlogged: Scenes from New York
Oct 30, 2012
Flooding and power outages from Hurricane Sandy have brought New York City to an unprecedented shutdown.
After Sandy, bakery delivers rain or shine
Oct 30, 2012
While much of Philadelphia -- another major city that has found itself in the path of Hurricane Sandy -- remains officially shut down, there are a few signs of life on the streets.