Locals prepared for high winds and heavy rain , not expecting sheer volume of water . The storm is expected to bring up to 10 inches of rain, with the heaviest amounts falling in parts of southern New Jersey and Long Island. Hard to know where people could have fled to in region with poor infrastructure . Climate change experts say challenge is how to adapt to extreme weather events .
Locals prepared for high winds and heavy rain , not expecting sheer volume of water . Airport terminal buildings in Tacloban destroyed not by typhoon but by storm surge . Hard to know where people could have fled to in region with poor infrastructure . Climate change experts say challenge is how to adapt to extreme weather events .