When a Tornado in Queens Becomes an International Incident - NYTimes.com
The savage tornado that ripped through Brooklyn and Queens last September did not just fell some 3,000 trees and damage many houses.
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The Unisphere symbolized the beginning of the space age and represented the fair’s theme of interdependence and “peace through understanding.” But Mr. Benepe avoided drawing any real-life global parallels with all this.
“It was an act of God,” he said, “possibly related to global warming.”
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