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The December 2008 Northeastern United States ice storm was a damaging ice storm that took out power for millions of people in those regions. The storm was deemed the worst ice storm in a decade for New England and the most severe ice storm in 21 years for Upstate New York.〔 〕 Damage was primarily a result of fallen trees and fallen utility wires and poles, which were coated in a heavy layer of ice. The storm raised heavy controversy over the slow return of power, as at the storm's peak as many as 1.7 million customers were without power. Days after the storm more than 800,000 customers were still without power. Almost a week after the storm still more than 100,000 customers were without power, affecting the holiday shopping season and crippling the business and transportation of many northeast cities for days. ==Response== The storm resulted in a state of emergency being declared by Governor David Paterson in sixteen counties in New York. Up to 300,000 utility customers lost service in New York's Capital District.〔 By Sunday evening, 14 December, 126,000 were still estimated to be without power.〔 〕 Fire departments in Albany and Rensselaer County ran non-stop all weekend answering calls ranging from fires to wires down. It is estimated that both counties received tens of thousands of calls by the Saturday after the storm. In Massachusetts up to one million residents and businesses lost power due to the storm, causing Governor Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency and mobilize at least 500 national guardsmen to help the clean-up efforts.〔 Governors John Lynch of New Hampshire and John Baldacci of Maine also declared a state of emergency, and as of 13 December at least 400,000 customers were without power in New Hampshire,〔(NH Department of Energy Report )〕 and at least 172,000 were without power in Maine.〔 This total in New Hampshire was more than five times larger than those who lost power in the ice storm of 1998, previously the most devastating storm on record.〔 It has also been reported that over 30,000 customers were without power in Vermont and up to 3,700 were without power in Connecticut. The American Red Cross of Northeastern New York opened multiple shelters around the Capital District to give residents a warm place to stay and eat. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「December 2008 Northeastern United States ice storm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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