RIGHT: A year later, the park had been repaired, but New York now hopes to modify parts of lower Manhattan to block future storm surges. The question is whether that will be enough to protect against stronger storms hitting on top of higher seas. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty)
LEFT: Rising waters flooded Battery Park in New York City as Sandy brought in a massive storm surge in October, 2012. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty)
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RIGHT: The same tunnel a year later. Sandy cost the US an estimated $65 billion to clean up. Future storms are expected to be more intense in a warmer world. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty)
LEFT: Rising waters from Sandy flooded New York City’s Carey Tunnel on October 29, 2012. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty)
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RIGHT: One year later, the Monmouth Beach Pavilion appears cleaned up. But rising sea levels leave the New Jersey and New York coasts extremely vulnerable to storms. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty)
LEFT: When Hurricane Sandy hit Monmouth, New Jersey, on October 29, 2012, it left the Monmouth Beach Pavilion covered in debris. (Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty)
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Click through the slideshow to see before and after photos from Hurricane Sandy
