With the Earth Changing, What is an Act of God? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Damage is viewed in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandy on October 31, 2012. ( Spencer Platt / Getty ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC