https://ryanorban.com/categories/disaster-preparedness/Recent content in Disaster-Preparedness on Ryan OrbanHugoen-usme@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)Ryan OrbanWed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://ryanorban.com/notes/hurricane-sandy-brooklyn-survivalists/Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000me@ryanorban.com (Ryan Orban)https://ryanorban.com/notes/hurricane-sandy-brooklyn-survivalists/<p><img src="https://ryanorban.com/images/notes/hurricane-sandy-brooklyn-survivalists.png" alt="Brooklyn Survivalists Charging Cell Phones with Camp Stoves After Hurricane Sandy" class="note-hero-img" loading="lazy" /> </p> <h3 id="summary" class="scroll-mt-8 group"> Summary <a href="#summary" class="no-underline hidden opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 !text-inherit group-hover:inline-block" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to this heading" tabindex="-1"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" class="lucide lucide-link w-4 h-4 block" viewBox="0 0 24 24" > <path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71" /> <path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71" /> </svg> </a> </h3> <p>Hurricane Sandy made landfall on October 29, 2012, causing catastrophic flooding and power outages across New York City and the surrounding region. By early November, parts of Brooklyn were still without electricity. This Gothamist story captured residents improvising: using camp stoves (and their thermoelectric generators) to charge mobile phones while National Guard vehicles rolled past.</p>