Plastic sheets in the Rare Books Room = successfully meeting the challenge of Hurricane Sandy

Submitted by Matthew Person on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 11:25

 

Plastic sheets in the Rare Books Room = successfully meeting the challenge of Hurricane Sandy.

 

We made it through Hurricane Sandy without damage to our collections; both WHOI and MBL made extensive hurricane preparations.

 

Speaking of storms:

This New York Times article discusses how millions upon millions of Oysters up and down the east coast once protected the population from major storms.
 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/opinion/an-oyster-in-the-storm.html