Article for question #35 – Comparing Sandy to Joaquin:
Hurricane Joaquin: Does it compare to Sandy? Doyle Rice, USA TODAY4:23 p.m. EDT October 1, 2015
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Hurricane Joaquin's forecasted track appears eerily similar to the one catastrophic Sandy took in October 2012. So, should we be worried?
In a word, no. Even though Joaquin is currently in the same part of the Atlantic Ocean as Sandy was and is slamming the Bahamas, the latest forecast Thursday indicates the hurricane could be headed out to sea.
Even if it stayed near the coast, Sandy's "wind field" was much larger than Joaquin's. The wind field is the area of tropical storm-force winds of at least 39 mph.
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Sandy's wind field was roughly 1,000 miles in diameter before hitting New Jersey, while Joaquin's is now roughly 230 miles, the Weather Channel reported.
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