Claims extracted
12
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
25%
3 of 12 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
69
Environment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A powerful storm is pummelling the shoreline in the northeastern United States for a second day, causing another round of flooding in low-lying areas and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
asserted
storm → pummel → homes
Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighbourhoods in New Jersey on Sunday, while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and bringing down utility poles.
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In New York City, streets in the Howard Beach neighbourhood of Queens were inundated.
asserted
streets → swamp → Queens
The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when a tree fell on Saturday, was expected to linger through Sunday, with heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf all the way to New England.
asserted
tree → move → England
Extreme amounts of rain – more than 10cm (4 inches) since Friday in some spots in New Jersey – combined with a surging ocean led to flooding amounts not seen for close to a decade in places used to dealing with high water, residents said.
asserted
residents → combine → water
The storm, known as a nor’easter, triggered memories of Hurricane Sandy, which left behind more than $60bn in damage across the eastern US in 2012.
asserted
which → know → 2012
While this storm’s impact has been nowhere near that, it could be the first of several along the East Coast this fall because of an El Nino climate pattern disrupting this year’s weather.
uncertain
it → disrupt → weather
Images of waves crashing into sea walls and onto beaches raised concerns about coastal erosion.
asserted
waves → crash → erosion
More than 100,000 customers were without power across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic at times on Sunday, according to PowerOutage.us.
uncertain
customers → accord → PowerOutage.us
Numerous flights were cancelled or delayed up and down the coast.
asserted
flights → cancel → coast
More than 250 flights had been cancelled at Boston Logan International airport by late Sunday morning as wind gusts reached 64km/hour (40 mph), according to the Massachusetts Port Authority.
uncertain
gusts → cancel → Authority
The worst of the remaining rainfall was expected on Sunday from northern New Jersey into southern New England.
asserted
worst → remain → England
While the storm was gradually weakening, tidal flooding would stay through high-tide cycles Sunday night, said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland.
asserted
Oravec → weaken → Park
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