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Tag: Ice Storm
Lessons Learned from 1998 Ice Storm
Jack LaDuke will tell us how Clarkson University professors are using lessons learned from the Ice Storm 20-years ago to make improvements to electric power grids in hopes of preventing wide-spread power outages like the ones that left tens of thousands of people across Northern New York without power and heat, for days and even…
Remembering the Storm
This week we look back at the Storm of the Century that devastated the North Country and Quebec 20-years ago, leaving tens of thousands in the dark for up to two weeks across the Northern Tier, and millions in Canada. We talk with Jim King and Kelly Donoghue, the Clinton County Emergency Services team that…
Recovering from the Storm
We talk with Jim King and Kelly Donoghue, the Clinton County Emergency Services team that oversaw the unprecedented county-wide emergency response that lasted for several weeks. Watch our extended interview and hear about the unsung heroes of the Ice Storm, the local firefighters and volunteers who helped their communities and neighbors through the disaster:
Ice Storm 98′ Documentary
Watch our Mountain Lake PBS documentary on the Ice Storm. Mountain Lake PBS Alum Paul Frederick produced this look at how the storm devastated millions of acres of forest lands in the Adirondacks and also had a huge impact on local maple producers.
Ice Storm Extended Interview
Watch our extended interview and hear about the unsung heroes of the Ice Storm, the local firefighters and volunteers who helped their communities and neighbors through the disaster.
Ice Storm Coverage from 98′
Watch a report on the disaster by our Jack LaDuke, who in 1998 was the NY Bureau Chief for WCAX-TV. Jack covered the storm and aftermath for weeks in January and February of 1998.
Remembering the 1998 Ice Storm (2013 Special Broadcast)
January 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the devastating ice storm that struck our region in 1998. The turmoil caused by that natural disaster is still felt in many local communities today. Thom Hallock reflects on that catastrophe with our veteran producers Derek Muirden and Jack LaDuke. (First broadcast in 2013.)