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Hurricane Sandy - Andrew Freedman from Climate Central

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock,

Published October 29, 2012 at 11:35 AM EDT

Severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas…is this the new normal? Is this the weather of the future? Climate Central is an independent, nonprofit journalism and research foundation founded in 2008 and reviewed by scientists at major educational and research institutions the world over.

Andrew Freedman is a senior science writer for Climate Central, focusing on coverage of extreme weather and climate change and has been extensively covering this storm. Prior to working with Climate Central, Freedman was a reporter for Congressional Quarterly and Greenwire/E&E Daily. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post and online at The Weather Channel.

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