A storm surge hits a small tree as winds from Hurricane Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Conn., on Oct. 29. Water from Long Island Sound spilled into roadways and towns along the Connecticut shoreline Monday, the first signs of flooding from a storm that threatens to deliver a devastating surge of seawater. (Jessica Hill.Associated Press) #
and this
http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/sandy/bp45.jpg
for it's relation to this
http://www.extravaganzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Rhein-II-Andreas-Gurskys-photograph-of-the-Rhine-River-2.jpg
all images (bar the gursky) from http://www.boston.com/bigpicture