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Thousands Of Trees Gone, Ripped Out By Sandy

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New York City lost almost 10,000 trees from the winds of Superstorm Sandy and the Nor'easter that followed. That's far more than any other storm in the city in which tree damage was recorded. Walking through Central Park, Ken Chaya peers past a stone arch, observing the damage and uprooting of about 800 trees from the storms. He knows more about the park's trees than just about anybody else. He created a map that charts every single one of the roughly 20,000 trees. "Looking over Glen Span, I can count 1-2-3-4-5 — at least five — fresh cuts of mature trees," he says, also noting the number of tree crews. The city's Parks & Recreation Department, which looks out for street trees as well as those in parks, went on alert way before Sandy arrived.

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Ken Chaya

Overall Sentiment: -0.0765399

Relevance: 0.808787

Sentiment	Quote
-0.174378	"Our urban forest, it's fading, we're losing it," he says. ...
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 1 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.174378 Mean: -0.174378 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Bram Gunther

Overall Sentiment: -0.0499699

Relevance: 0.594529

Sentiment	Quote
-0.112087	"When that happened, that really opened our eyes, and it opened our eyes to the power of these storms which we had not experienced directly in New York City, at least since I was a child," Gunther says. ...
-0.0795518	"The bigger the tree, the more carbon it captures, the more particulate matter it filters, the more storm water it captures, so it's a huge number in terms of environmental benefits and what it does for a community," Gunther says. ...
-0.13064	"We do every single one to assess and evaluate the damage of the trees and the safety of that particular block," explains Gunther, ...
0	"Its trunk was just yanked out of the ground by the wind," he says. ...
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 4 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.3222788 Mean: -0.0805697 Standard Deviation: 0

Superstorm Sandy

Overall Sentiment: 0.13753

Relevance: 0.422264

Glen Span

Overall Sentiment: 0.331221

Relevance: 0.270704

Sentiment	Quote
0.148001	"Looking over Glen Span, I can count 1-2-3-4-5 — at least five — fresh cuts of mature trees," he says, ...
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 1 Aggregate Sentiment: 0.148001 Mean: 0.148001 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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NaturalDisaster: Tropical Storm Irene

Overall Sentiment: -0.109668

Relevance: 0.493332

City: New York City

Overall Sentiment: -0.0654422

Relevance: 0.86599

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• New York City: geonames
• New York City: yago

Facility: Central Park

Overall Sentiment: -0.0616686

Relevance: 0.383374

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Source : http://www.npr.org/2012/11/20/165580245/thousands-of-trees-gone-ripped-out-by-sandy?ft=1&f=1025

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Nearly 10,000 trees in New York City — many healthy and hefty — were lost to the winds of Superstorm Sandy. Natural scenery aside, they affect the environmental quality of the city.

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Thousands Of Trees Gone, Ripped Out By Sandy

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