An image combo of before and after views of a group of houses on Ocean Avenue in Mantoloking that were ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. The top image, provided by a property owner shows the homes before the storm. The bottom row of images shows what's left of the corresponding houses on Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy hammered New York and New Jersey with high winds and a record-breaking storm surge on Oct. 29, 2012, killing people and leaving more than six million without power. Hurricane Sandy is an example of the extreme weather we can expect to see with continued climate change - - in fact, storms will continue to become more frequent and more severe. Before image at top, courtesy of a property owner.