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Hurricane Irene. This article is about the tropical cyclone in 2011. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Irene (disambiguation). Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone, which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. Irene is ranked as the seventh-costliest hurricane in United States history.
In an era of extreme weather, we have to keep the risk of weather disasters in the front of our minds, author says. Superstorm Sandy batters Atlantic City, New Jersey, on October 29, 2012, as it churns up the East Coast. The final death toll was 147. Next week marks the second anniversary of one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S history. Superstorm Sandy killed 147 people, left millions without power, and smashed records: lowest barometric pressure of a hurricane to make landfall north of Cape Hatteras, highest storm surge, second costliest hurricane, after Katrina.