Sandy devastated parts of the US east coast. Homes were demolished, washed away, flooded. Transport was disrupted as water poured into subways, power lines were cut and lives were lost.
The US Presidential elections ran concurrently as the storm devastated state after state.
The US wasn't alone in it's grief. Haiti and parts of the West Indies are still trying to come to terms with Sandy's destructive malice.
In other parts of the world, fighting, drought, flooding - all take their toll. Europe played it's own game of monetary mischief.
Racism, child abuse, people trafficking, shooting, stabbing, arson, expenses scandals, fraud and banking anomalies - these are our daily bread. Throw in a few car bombs and suicide bombers and we have a recipe for 'life as it is'.
However,on the bright side, bonfire night went quite well and the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall are having a lovely time in the southern hemisphere.
We heard how a cockatoo used a twig as a tool and that a very, very brave Pakistani girl has survived a brutal shooting by a bigoted group of people trapped in the dark age.
And the public finally found out about the crisis facing our woodlands with the 'ash dieback' disease threatening 80 million trees - bad news. The good news? Something is going to be done about it.
The disease is something that those of us who love trees, (though not by hugging), have known about for a long time.
If you have ash trees locally, in your garden, local park or along the roadside, (and most of us have), check out the Woodland Trust's website to find out more.
woodlandtrust.org.uk/treedisease
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