a man watches waves generated from the remnants hurricane sandy as they crash into the shoreline of lake michigan on october 30, 2012 in chicago, illinois. waves up to 25 feet high generated by winds up to 50 miles-per-hour were expected on the lake. the storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the united states, and has caused massive flooding across much of the atlantic seaboard. us president barack obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the us east coast including new york ci
