New York still vulnerable 10 years after Hurricane Sandy, protesters warn

Climate activists march on Park Avenue in New York on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s hugely damaging impact on the city. Photograph: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images

In marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy smashing into New York City, campaigners are warning that insufficient action by governments to tackle the climate crisis risks a repeat of such damaging and increasingly fierce storms.

Sandy made landfall with a huge impact on the New Jersey shore on 29 October 2012, before taking an unusual and destructive path into New York causing death, flooding and extended mass power cuts.