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Canadian geese follow a golfer as he walks the 18th fairway at Lakeview Golf course in Mississauga, November 11, 2012. It’s warmer in Toronto than it is in Cairo this Remembrance Day. This Sunday, the temperature in the city will climb to 17.8 C; the temperature in Cairo is 16 C. Today’s temperature will snap a 74-year-old record set on Nov. 11, 1938. On that day in Toronto the temperature was 17.2 C.
A nor'easter hit residents in New York and New Jersey knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people and slowed utilities' efforts to restore service to more than 600,000 still without power in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
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People push carts with donated items in them past buildings destroyed by a fire that took place during hurricane Sandy and through snow left on the ground after a nor'easter, also known as a northeaster storm, in the Queens borough neighborhood of Rockaway Park, New York, November 8, 2012.
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In the Staten Island, New York, neighborhood of New Dorp, three to four inches of snow blanketed the area on Thursday, November 8, 2012, making the cleanup effort that much more difficult. Most residents have left due to lack of electricity and services.
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Photographs of Elliott Miller's wedding day and graduation lay on a snow covered bench as Jeanene Miller tries to dry out the pictures of her in-laws which were damaged during floods caused by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in Point Pleasant, N.J.
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A message about Superstorm Sandy on a wooden board is half covered by snow the morning after a nor'easter rolled through the already damaged beachfront town of Point Pleasant, N.J., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.
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In the Staten Island, New York, neighborhood of New Dorp, three to four inches of snow blanketed the area on Thursday, November 8, 2012, making the cleanup effort that much more difficult. A boat rests on a sidewalk after being carried away by the recent Hurricane Sandy surge.
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Residents walk down a street past piles of debris piled up outside of people's homes due to the flooding from hurricane Sandy that are covered in snow left by a nor'easter, also known as a northeaster storm, in the Queens borough neighborhood of Rockaway Beach, New York, November 8, 2012.
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A pile of belongings, coated with a few inches of snow, is seen with a sign placed by the owners outside their home in the West Beach Haven community of Manahawkin, New Jersey, November 8, 2012 as recover efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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Snow covers a carved pumpkin outside a Brooklyn home in New York November 8, 2012.
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A pile of belongings, coated with a few inches of snow, is seen outside a home in the West Beach Haven community of Manahawkin, New Jersey November 8, 2012 as recovery efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. A nor'easter Wednesday in New York and New Jersey knocked power out for hundreds of thousands of people and slowed utilities' efforts to restore service to more than 600,000 still without power in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
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A stuffed fish is left on a beach next to a pile of debris from Superstorm Sandy November 8, 2012 in Long Branch, New Jersey.
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A resident pays homage to Hurricane Sandy as he awaits trick-or-treaters in the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Brooklyn on October 31, 2012 in New York City.
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People (bottom) walk near the remains of burned homes after Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Over 50 homes were reportedly destroyed in a fire during the storm.
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Pedestrians walk along a damaged section of a boardwalk in the borough of Queens in New York, October 30, 2012. The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding.
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Scott Armstrong uses a backhoe to do some tree trimming on Rt. 612 in Mossy, W.Va. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 after superstorm Sandy dumped 2 feet of snow in parts of the West Virginia mountains by Tuesday afternoon. Drifts 4 feet deep were reported at Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border.
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Waves wash over a roller coaster from a Seaside Heights, N.J. amusement park that fell in the Atlantic Ocean during superstorm Sandy on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. New Jersey got the brunt of the massive storm, which made landfall in the state and killed six people.
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A visitor walks past a boat that came to rest on a residents front lawn on the Western Concourse as a result of Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012 in Amity Harbor, New York.
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Visitors check out the foundation from a home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy at the southern end of the Western Concourse on October 31, 2012 in Amity Harbor, New York. The storm has claimed many lives in the United States and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city.
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Boats jumbled together at a marina in Brant Beach, on Long Beach Island on the New Jersey shore, October 30, 2012, a day after Hurricane Sandy blew across the New Jersey barrier islands.
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In this aerial handout image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, observes property damages along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in New Jersey.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) speaks with traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 31, 2012, as the NYSE opened for trading after being closed for two days due to Hurricane Sandy.
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Commuters make their way across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Wednesday. Millions across the Northeast will attempt to resume their normal lives on Wednesday as companies, markets and airports reopen despite grim projections of power and mass transit outages around New York for several more days.
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Neighbours Lucille Dwyer (R) and Linda Strong embrace after looking through the wreckage of their homes devastated by fire and the affects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding.
We round up the best photos from Superstorm Sandy as it lashes the eastern seaboard of the United States and beyond. Check back often as we add new photos throughout the day (most recent ones are at the top; last updated 3:57 p.m. EDT).
Deputy Cliff Tice of the Dare County Sheriff's Department walks down damaged and impassable NC 12 leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina's Outer Banks are facing some flooding and damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse. North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman Greer Beaty said the highway was closed Tuesday until crews inspect the road. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)
A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. (Charles Sykes/AP Photo)
Aviators of the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the New Jersey National Guard, look for displaced residents along the New Jersey coastline in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as seen in this image captured from video taken by the New Jersey National Guard, October 30, 2012. Houses and businesses on the New Jersey shore sustained extensive damage from the storm's onslaught. "The devastation is unthinkable," Governor Chris Christie told reporters after seeing aerial pictures of the area. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Reuters)
A piece of wood with exposed nails juts out of the bathroom wall above the toilet in Carolyn and Kendall Coleman's mobile home in the Tall Oak Estates mobile home park in Dover Township, York County, Pa. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Carolyn Coleman, 69, who has lived in this home with her husband for 13 years, said she had been in the other end of the home when "the trailer shook and then I heard the bang and then the crash." After commenting she wouldn't be able to replace the wallpaper and the shattered mirror — which she has had for 13 years — she and her husband joked about keeping the rod in place and using it to store toilet paper. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record/AP Photo)
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reacts as he accepts a food donation from a supporter during a Kettering Storm Relief event on October 30, 2012 in Kettering, Ohio. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney's campaign has reduced their campaign schedule and are focusing their attention on disaster relief. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Zoe Jurusik, 20, paddle-boards down a flooded city street in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Bethany Beach, Delaware, October 30, 2012. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
A photograph floats just below the surface of a flooded street on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Massapequa, N.Y. (Jason DeCrow/AP Photo)
Damage caused by a fire at Breezy Point is shown Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in in the New York City borough of Queens. (Frank Franklin II/AP Photo)
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Here is a roundup of photos of Superstorm Sandy as it lashes the east coast and here in Toronto. Come back often as we will be updating the blog with fresh photos.
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Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), caused by Hurricane Sandy, October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York.
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This photo provided by 6abc Action News shows the Inlet section of Atlantic City, N.J., as Hurricane Sandy makes it approach, Oct. 29, 2012.
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Hydro poles are snapped at Mississauga Rd. and Stonehouse Cr. after trees partially fell over, pulling the hydro lines on Oct. 29, 2012.
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A tree went down on top of two cars on Lyall Avenue near Main St. due do the tropical storm Sandy on October 29, 2012.
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A local woman was killed when a sign flew off during heavy winds in Toronto during tropical storm Sandy on October 29, 2012
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The intersection of Lyall Avenue and Osborne Avenue near Main St. was without power due do the tropical storm Sandy on October 29, 2012.
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A man in snorkelling gear wades through the flooded streets of Brooklyn, New York, October 29, 2012
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Pedestrians walk past a submerged taxi in Brooklyn, New York, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the northeastern United States.
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Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York.
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The facade of an apartment building collapsed October 29, 2012 in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.
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A car is submerged in the Dumbo section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, as the East River overflows during hurricane Sandy, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
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Lower Manhattan goes dark during hurricane Sandy, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as seen from Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a subterranian parking garage on October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York.
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The facade of a four-story building on 14th Street and 8th Avenue collapsed onto the sidewalk as FDNY firefighters respond, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York.
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An historic ferry boat named the Binghamton is swamped by the waves on the Hudson River in Edgewater, N.J., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy lashed the East Coast.
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Storm surf kicked up by the high winds from Hurricane Sandy break onto homes in Southampton, New York October 29, 2012.
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Pedestrians come to the aid of a motorist stuck on a flooded-out road along the shoreline area of Milford, Connecticut ahead of Hurricane Sandy October 29, 2012.
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People wade and paddle down a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy approaches, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Lindenhurst, N.Y.
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Part of a crane boom is seen hanging off a building under construction on West 57th Street on October 29, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City.
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A truck drives through water pushed over a road by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton, New York, October 29, 2012.
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Waves crash against a previously damaged pier before landfall of Hurricane Sandy October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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High winds blow sea foam into the air as a person walks across Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday.
Beatriz, a resident of the southern city of Lorca, cries while cleaning a flooded area in Lorca, near Murcia, southeastern Spain, on September 30, 2012. Ten people in total have died in Spain in the regions of Andalusia and Murcia due to flash flooding brought on by downpours. The heavy rains have also damaged homes, caused the collapse of two bridges and forced roads to close. (Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images)
The world’s first tablet-operated underwater camera, the SVII, utilizes special technology to bring the experience to life, taking up to 50,000 images that will be collected through continuous high-resolution, 360-degree panoramic imagery. When stitched together, these images will allow people to choose a location along the Great Barrier Reef, dip underwater and go for a viewer-controlled virtual dive in Google Maps.
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This special collection of underwater imagery highlights areas in the Great Barrier Reef and several other underwater spots in the Philippines and Hawaii.
SVII © Catlin Seaview Survey
Bait Reef: Maori Wrasse © Catlin Seaview Survey
Manta Ray, Lady Elliot Island © Catlin Seaview Survey
Opal Reef: Christmas Tree Worms © Catlin Seaview Survey
Heron Bommie, Heron Island © Catlin Seaview Survey
Clown Fish © Catlin Seaview Survey
Hanauma Bay, Hawaii © Catlin Seaview Survey
Holmes Reef © Catlin Seaview Survey
Apo Island, Philippines © Catlin Seaview Survey
Holmes Reef: Dogfaced Puffer Fish © Catlin Seaview Survey
Holmes Reef © Catlin Seaview Survey
Holmes Reef: Oceanic Octopus © Catlin Seaview Survey
A girl stretches out as she sits with her mother in an alley-way to escape the heat at the Nizamuddin Dargah on June 1, 2012 in New Delhi, India. A heat wave is continuing across the Northern India capital and expects to remain above 40 degrees celsius all week. (Daniel Berehulak /Getty Images)
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British climber Kenton Cool crosses a precipice at the ice fall about halfway up the south side of Mount Everest as he was acclimatising for his summit attempt on May 24, 2012. Cool reached the summit of Everest on May 25, his website announced, fulfilling an 88-year-old promise to carry an Olympic gold medal to the top of the world's highest peak. He was carrying one of 21 golds awarded to members of the 1922 British Everest expedition at the 1924 Winter Olympics, in an era when mountaineering was included as an Olympic sport.
