Dive Summary:

• New York area utility companies will have to battle Hurricane Sandy not only at the level of their power lines, but also along the waterfront, where surging waters could flood critical equipment.
• Another problem the utilities face is how they will respond to their customers’ outages; the New York Downtown Hospital, for example, has been evacuated since it does not have its own backup power system.
• Hurricane Sandy may have a harsher impact on the area specifically because of the heavy rains it will bring, which could possibly breach the sea walls of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

From the article:

Coping with Hurricane Sandy is a battle that utility companies in the New York metropolitan area will have to fight on two fronts: at the level of their power lines, which the storm’s strong winds will threaten to rip down, and along the waterfront, where surging waters could flood critical equipment. ...