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A superstorm Sandy lexicon

Published: March 17, 2013 9:08 PM
By SARAH CRICHTON AND KEITH HERBERT sarah.crichton@newsday.com,keith.herbert@newsday.com

Susan Cullen, who raised her Lindenhurst home in

Photo credit: Steve Pfost | Susan Cullen, who raised her Lindenhurst home in 2007, looks into her basement where wood planks and stantions support the structure. (February 15, 2013)

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Having raised their homes several feet off the

Raising saved their houses in storm After the devastation of superstorm Sandy, we look

After the devastation of superstorm Sandy, we look

Surviving Sandy

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Helical piles, part of a manufactured steel foundation

Raising LI homes This photo shows the view looking north at

This photo shows the view looking north at

Aerial photos of superstorm Sandy damage Village of Lindenhurst workers use heavy machinery to

Village of Lindenhurst workers use heavy machinery to

Sandy's impact on Long Island

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A walkway leading to the boardwalk destroyed after

Complete Sandy coverage A flood map showing areas of Long Island

A flood map showing areas of Long Island

Map: LI areas Sandy flooded Anne Marie Dolan, 55, died when a tree

Anne Marie Dolan, 55, died when a tree

LI's 13 dead

With superstorm Sandy came catastrophe's special lexicon -- ICC, NFIP, HMGP, HUD, CDBG.

Owners of homes that sustained "substantial damage" -- that is, damage amounting to 50 percent or more of the structure's pre-storm market value -- have three basic options: elevate, demolish or take a government-subsidized buyout.

Here's a glossary for those navigating the alphabet soup of post-Sandy...

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