One would think that its manufacturer, Bombardier, a Canadian company, might have come up with a storm-resistant product.
The hurricane represents the first test for oil company executives who have said their platforms are far more storm-resistant than they were three years ago.
Automotive companies, for example, reported more research into hybrid electric vehicles, while chemical companies said they were developing storm-resistant construction materials and crop-protection products.
The biggest chunk of money, $648 million, will go to programs to rebuild homes and make them more storm-resistant, according to the city's plan.
It also signals that European leaders are starting to shift their focus from fingers-in-the-dike crisis management for saving the euro to a longer-term process of building a more robust, storm-resistant architecture for the currency area.
(The inhabited apartments will be renovated over the course of two years, according to L+M, as part of a multimillion-dollar renewal that includes changes like elevating the electrical systems to make the building more storm-resistant).
The federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was far too slow and small to deal with the massive scale of the disaster, but the future potential for Puerto Rico could be achieved by constructing a more resilient, storm-resistant built environment.
Jenty Kirsch-Wood, a climate specialist with the United Nations Development Program, defended the Green Climate Fund by pointing to its benefits in Vietnam, where part of a $30 million grant from the program has funded the distribution of free, storm-resistant housing to people in typhoon-prone coastal areas.
Moreover, the risk control measures that were in place for this type of hazard, including local development regulations and inspection and enforcement procedures, had not been effectively implemented, and the housing stock was not designed using storm-resistant construction techniques.
Governors Island survived unscathed thanks to its storm-resistant design.
