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Pelicans are seen in a sand bar from the research vessel Kerhin on Thursday Nov. 1, 2012. Researchers are fanning out across the Chesapeake to see what Sandy has wrought. So far, indications are the impact has not been as great as last fall, when a pair of tropical storms caused widespread flooding throughout the Northeast and dumped mud, debris and sewage into the bay. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Photo by Jose Luis Magana