Google puts Hurricane Sandy on its crisis map, hopes to help you weather the storm

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Just because Google abandoned its [October Android event](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/27/google-scrubs-october-29th-event-over-hurricane-sandy-worries/) doesn't mean it's left its users out to dry -- Hurricane Sandy now has its very own Google Crisis Map. It isn't the first time [Mountain View](http://www.engadget.com/tag/google/) has lent its mapping tech to folks in harm's way -- survivors of [Hurricane Issac](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/google-now-emergency-alerts-sports-movies/) used a similar [Crisis Map](http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fde.engadget.com%2F2012%2F08%2F28%2Fgoogle-crisis-map-alle-wichtigen-infos-zu-sturm-isaac-auf-einem%2F&act=url) to track the storm, follow public alerts and find shelters. Sandy's map is no different, providing locals with information on the storm's path, forecast information, evacuation routes, areas of high wind probability and even links to webcams surrounding affected areas. Google isn't the only firm lending a hand, either -- both the _New York Times and the_ _Wall Street Journal_ are lifting site paywalls during the storm, ensuring the public has access to developing news as long as their internet connection doesn't give out.

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