After Superstorm Sandy occurred in 2012, much of the US East Coast was without electricity. How could the government have addressed the immediate effects of a lack of electricity?

The immediate problem was that people had no electricity after the storm damaged the power system. Dispatching utility workers from surrounding areas could help repair the damaged lines and restore power more quickly. Installing solar panels or burying power lines would be longer-term measures, while insurance would not restore electricity.

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