Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
3 years, 3 months ago

Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday and threatened to slam into Louisiana with devastating force over the weekend, prompting evacuations in New Orleans and across the coastal region. “This will be a life-altering storm for those who aren’t prepared,” National Weather Service meteorologist Benjamin Schott said during a Friday news conference with Louisiana Gov. Ross Eichorn, a fishing guide on the coast about 70 miles southwest of New Orleans, said he fears warm Gulf waters will “make a monster” out of Ida. If that forecast holds true, Ida would hit 16 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds near the riverside community of Buras, just down the Mississippi River from New Orleans. The hurricane center predicted the peak storm surge could reach 10 feet to 15 feet along the Louisiana coast, with a possible surge of 7 to 11 feet in the New Orleans area.

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How hurricanes turn political: All eyes on Trump and Harris amid deadly storms
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How hurricanes turn political: All eyes on Trump and Harris amid deadly storms

Salon  

As Hurricane Helene tore its way through the southeast United States, it shook hundreds of thousands of lives. Shortly after the storm, Republican nominee Donald Trump flew to Georgia and quickly turned his visit political by criticizing President Joe Biden’s response to Helene. Hurricane Helene is the first major disaster to hit two critical swing states, Georgia and North Carolina, …

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia
1 year, 3 months ago

How Florida’s capital city was spared more damage from Hurricane Idalia

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida the storm had grown into a Category 4 beast lurking off the state’s west coast, and the forecast called for it to continue intensifying up until landfall. “Eyewall replacement cycles are common in major hurricanes, and so when you see that, it does lead to some temporary weakening,” said …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida with ‘catastrophic storm surge’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 on Wednesday morning bringing “catastrophic storm surge” …

Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills three in southeast US
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia, downgraded to tropical storm, kills three in southeast US

Al Jazeera  

Two of the deaths involved motorists caught in Idalia’s heavy rainfall, while a Georgia resident was struck by a tree. Rhome described a “heavy shield” of rain and heavy wind as Idalia pushed towards South Carolina on Wednesday evening and North Carolina by the early hours of Thursday, prompting tornado warnings along its path. “These flooding rains are often one …

Hurricane Idalia: Florida residents share heartbreaking photos of storm damage
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia: Florida residents share heartbreaking photos of storm damage

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Florida residents shared heartbreaking photos of the destruction caused by Hurricane Idalia after the powerful …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm

Firstpost  

Most of Florida’s 21 million residents, and many in the adjacent states of Georgia and South Carolina, were under hurricane warnings and other storm-related advisories. Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Florida’s west coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm on Wednesday and was unleashing life-threatening storm surges and rainfall in an area not accustomed to such pummeling. Hurricane Idalia made …

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as category 3 storm
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida as category 3 storm

Hindustan Times  

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida, hitting land near Keaton Beach in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm. This image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows Hurricane Idalia making landfall in Florida on August 30, 2023, at 12h01UTC. Idalia barreled into the northwest Florida coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday …

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

Associated Press  

PERRY, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “Things were just going so fast.. Everything was spinning.” …

Florida braces to face powerful 155 kmph Hurricane Idalia, NASA releases horrific view from space
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces to face powerful 155 kmph Hurricane Idalia, NASA releases horrific view from space

India TV News  

As Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall, Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave by Tuesday. According to the weather report, Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 155 kph winds as it barrelled toward …

Photos: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida, southeast US
1 year, 3 months ago

Photos: Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida, southeast US

Al Jazeera  

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, unleashing devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast. As the eye of the hurricane moved inland, high winds snapped trees and shredded signs, sending sheet metal flying. No major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting Florida’s Big Bend region, a curved area …

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia hits Florida with 125-mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees, cutting power

LA Times  

Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida with winds howling at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. “Things were just going so fast.. Everything was spinning.” After coming ashore, …

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast
1 year, 3 months ago

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast

NPR  

Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Idalia came ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Florida's Gulf Coast is reeling from a major hurricane. It came ashore as a Category 3 storm with 125-mile-per-hour winds and what's being described as a catastrophic storm surge. ALLEN: Well, …

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida braces for storm surge as Hurricane Idalia approaches

Al Jazeera  

Tropical Storm Idalia has become a hurricane, threatening to bring a deadly storm surge and dangerous winds to the Gulf Coast of Florida after lashing Cuba with heavy rain. Florida residents have been loading up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast to prepare for a storm that the National Hurricane Center projected could …

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say
1 year, 3 months ago

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a hurricane and move toward Florida, forecasters say

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Idalia was near the coast of Cuba Monday on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. “So if you’re anywhere along the Florida Peninsula, western Florida Peninsula, so let’s say from about Fort Myers northward to the Panhandle, you’ve really got to be paying attention.” …

La Nina ends, leaving behind a trail of deadly storms
1 year, 9 months ago

La Nina ends, leaving behind a trail of deadly storms

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are the top 10 deadly storms that hit the Southeast United States during La Nina’s run: December 2021 …

La Nina is gone. These were the deadly storms during its run
1 year, 9 months ago

La Nina is gone. These were the deadly storms during its run

Associated Press  

La Nina seemed to treat Louisiana and the rest of the Southeast United States like a punching bag. Here are some examples of the 44 different billion-dollar extremes of nasty weather during La Nina’s reign: TORNADO OUTBREAKS A historic December 2021 tornado outbreak in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas that killed 93 people and caused $4.2 billion in damage. Then …

Storm we will talk about for many years: Hurricane Ian hits Florida's Gulf Coast
2 years, 2 months ago

Storm we will talk about for many years: Hurricane Ian hits Florida's Gulf Coast

India Today  

Hurricane Ian plowed into Florida's Gulf Coast with catastrophic force on Wednesday, unleashing howling winds, torrential rains and a treacherous surge of ocean surf that made it one of the most powerful U.S. storms in recent years. Having swept past Cuba on Tuesday, leaving it without power for hours, Ian made landfall in Florida at 3:05 p.m. EDT on Wednesday …

Hurricane Ida in Louisiana: Caskets, vaults still displaced
3 years, 2 months ago

Hurricane Ida in Louisiana: Caskets, vaults still displaced

Associated Press  

— Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge so powerful it moved homes. Ida’s surge destroyed nearly every home in the community and pushed heavy vaults — including those containing Johnson’s mother and other relatives — from their resting spots into the streets. Ryan Seidemann chairs the state’s Cemetery Response Task …

From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
3 years, 3 months ago

From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’

Associated Press  

— Darkness set in for Natasha Blunt well before Hurricane Ida knocked out power across Louisiana. “The government is really disconnected from what it’s like for people who have little to no safety net,” said Maggie Harris, a grassroots organizer who created a fundraiser for Blunt. “It’s like I’ve got to start all over again,” Blunt said, sobbing as she …

Ida deaths rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana toll now 26
3 years, 3 months ago

Ida deaths rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana toll now 26

Associated Press  

— The death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida rose to 26 Wednesday, after health officials reported 11 additional deaths in New Orleans, mostly older people who perished from the heat. Nine of the New Orleans deaths — of people ages 64 to 79 — came from “excessive heat during an extended power outage,” while the two others were from …

Hurricane Ida power outages, misery persist 9 days later
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida power outages, misery persist 9 days later

Associated Press  

— Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Louisiana, most of them outside New Orleans, still didn’t have power Tuesday and more than half the gas stations in two major cities were without fuel nine days after Hurricane Ida slammed into the state, splintering homes and toppling electric lines. John Bel Edwards said while there had been much progress …

Hurricane Ida took down more power poles in 2 states than Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, power company says
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida took down more power poles in 2 states than Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, power company says

CNN  

CNN — Damage to power poles from Hurricane Ida across two states was greater than that caused by Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, according to Entergy, which provides electric service to more than 1 million customers in Louisiana. “Our crews are encountering massive damage – particularly in the hardest-hit areas,” Entergy Louisiana Vice President of Distribution Operations John Hawkins …

Biden on tour of two states heavily affected by Hurricane Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden on tour of two states heavily affected by Hurricane Ida

Al Jazeera  

The US President is touring New Jersey and New York after the violent storm devastated the two states with flooding. President Joe Biden has toured flood damage in New Jersey and says he was thinking about the all families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida. “Every part of the country is getting hit by extreme …

US: Hurricane Ida death toll rises as recovery efforts continue
3 years, 3 months ago

US: Hurricane Ida death toll rises as recovery efforts continue

Al Jazeera  

Death toll mounts in US northeast and Louisiana days after hurricane hit several US states with extreme winds, flooding. The death toll from Hurricane Ida has risen to at least 50 people in the northeastern United States, while authorities in the southern state of Louisiana where the powerful storm first made landfall worked to restore power to hundreds of thousands …

Louisiana grapples with power outages as Ida death toll rises
3 years, 3 months ago

Louisiana grapples with power outages as Ida death toll rises

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of thousands remain without power in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida brought extreme winds, flooding to US state. Still reeling in the wake of Hurricane Ida, people in the US state of Louisiana now face the challenge of finding generators or fuel to power them amid continuing power outages, as one energy company warned that it could take weeks to …

Biden visits Louisiana to inspect Hurricane Ida damage
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden visits Louisiana to inspect Hurricane Ida damage

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of people died in five states as storm water cascaded into people’s homes, engulfing cars and urban streets. Biden, in rolled up shirtsleeves and boots, was welcomed at the airport by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, who said Thursday that there’s no substitute “for actually being on the ground, speaking with the local officials and seeing with your own …

EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1000 miles from landfall
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1000 miles from landfall

Associated Press  

Natural and some man-made ingredients came together, causing the weakened but still soggy remnants of Hurricane Ida to devastate the Northeast more than 1,000 miles away from its landfall. In Ida’s case, he said, conditions were ripe “for rainmaking and it all came to fruition along the I-95 corridor.” The storm dumped more than 3 inches of rain on New …

How Hurricane Ida Turned Into a Monster, Wreaked Havoc in Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

How Hurricane Ida Turned Into a Monster, Wreaked Havoc in Louisiana

The Quint  

We monitor ocean heat content from space each day and keep an eye on the ocean dynamics, especially during the summer months. Keep in mind that warm eddies in the wintertime can also energize atmospheric frontal systems, such as the “storm of the century” that caused snowstorms across the Deep South in 1993. To gauge the risk this heat pool …

Hurricane Ida Came Ashore In Louisiana But Now It's Affecting More States
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida Came Ashore In Louisiana But Now It's Affecting More States

NPR  

Hurricane Ida Came Ashore In Louisiana But Now It's Affecting More States NPR's A Martínez talks to FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell about the extent of the storm's damage across the nation. And there's also significant infrastructure damage, several hundred thousand people without power, and it's still just shy of a million people without power. And so even when you get …

We Might Not Know The True Toll Of Hurricane Ida For Weeks
3 years, 3 months ago

We Might Not Know The True Toll Of Hurricane Ida For Weeks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the Northeast late Wednesday and early Thursday, delivering record rainfall in parts of New York and triggering flash flooding across multiple states. That’s because even though evacuations and beefed-up coastal protections help spare lives as the storm rages, flooding, blocked roads and a blackout expected to last weeks threaten lives with …

Police chief: Ida hit Louisiana town harder than Katrina did
3 years, 3 months ago

Police chief: Ida hit Louisiana town harder than Katrina did

Associated Press  

— Hurricane Ida caused mass devastation on Grand Isle, a Louisiana town on a narrow barrier island that bore the full power of the Category 4 storm Sunday. Grand Isle Police Chief Scooter Resweber rode out the storm with his fellow officers inside the police station Sunday. “I had all the police officers move into the building for safety, and …

Hurricane Ida carves path of destruction across Louisiana | See Photos
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida carves path of destruction across Louisiana | See Photos

India Today  

Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are facing a new danger: the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving the entire city of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when power would return. A news crew reports on …

Why did Ida cause so much less damage than Katrina? Because government did its job
3 years, 3 months ago

Why did Ida cause so much less damage than Katrina? Because government did its job

Salon  

The most significant images from Hurricane Ida's devastating landfall on the Gulf Coast are the ones we are not seeing: no refugees huddled in the Superdome, no shots of block after block of New Orleans under water, no miles of overtopped and crumbling levees. As the table below suggests, Ida, which hit New Orleans more directly than Katrina did in …

Hurricane Ida could cost insurers almost $18BN
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida could cost insurers almost $18BN

Al Jazeera  

Ida pummeled Louisiana with some of the strongest winds to ever hit the United States’ Gulf Coast, damaging homes, schools and hospitals. Hurricane Ida, which swept through Louisiana with some of the strongest winds ever to hit the state, knocking out power to millions of homes and businesses, is estimated to have caused almost $18 billion in damage that’ll be …

Small Louisiana communities bear brunt of Hurricane Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

Small Louisiana communities bear brunt of Hurricane Ida

Associated Press  

— Jason Kane rode out Hurricane Ida in Crown Point, south of New Orleans, and though no water entered his house, which is raised 8 feet off the ground, he did see metal roofs, fencing and other chunks of large debris flying through the air outside. “I’ve ridden out other hurricanes — Hurricane Isaac, Katrina, Gustav, Ike — and this …

Hurricane Ida and the Coming Eviction Crisis
54 years, 11 months ago

Hurricane Ida and the Coming Eviction Crisis

Slate  

This story was originally published by Grist and has been republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “Mother Nature is trying to evict us with cause.” While natural disasters may uproot families and their homes, landlords have used hurricanes, floods, and other wild weather events as an opportunity to kick renters out. “We see this after every disaster,” …

AP PHOTOS: Rescues, power outages in aftermath of Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Rescues, power outages in aftermath of Ida

Associated Press  

Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are facing a new danger: the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving the entire city of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when power would return. Cyclists pedal through knee-deep water …

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat. John Bel Edwards, said that given the level of destruction, “We’re going to have …

Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana

Associated Press  

The Latest on Hurricane Ida: JACKSON, Miss. John Bel Edwards said the state’s focus after Hurricane Ida continues to be centered on search and rescue, to make sure all the hardest-hit areas are checked multiple times. Elsewhere, AT&T said its wireless network in Louisiana is operating at 60% of normal after Ida, describing “significant outages” in New Orleans and Baton …

These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline
3 years, 3 months ago

These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline

NPR  

These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline Enlarge this image toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP David J. Phillip/AP Hurricane Ida's fierce Category 4 winds and torrential rain left the Louisiana coastline badly beaten. Enlarge this image toggle caption Go Nakamura/The Washington Post via Getty Images Go Nakamura/The Washington Post via Getty Images The winds knocked out …

US: After Ida’s fury, major hurdles to restart oil and gas plants
3 years, 3 months ago

US: After Ida’s fury, major hurdles to restart oil and gas plants

Al Jazeera  

Ida knocked out offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, caused ‘catastrophic’ damage to Louisiana’s grid. Energy companies are beginning a days-long evaluation of facilities hit by Hurricane Ida as widespread power outages and flooding onshore presented major hurdles to restarting oil and gas processing plants. Hurricane Ida knocked out at least 94 percent of offshore Gulf …

As Ida leaves Gulf, analysts foresee modest economic damage
3 years, 3 months ago

As Ida leaves Gulf, analysts foresee modest economic damage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With more than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi having lost power, Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast. The hurricane is expected to inflict a less severe financial impact than Hurricane Katrina did 16 years ago, thanks in part to …

Photos Show Widespread Damage Across New Orleans, Wider Louisiana After Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

Photos Show Widespread Damage Across New Orleans, Wider Louisiana After Ida

Huff Post  

Thousands of Louisianans woke up early Monday morning to widespread flooding and devastation in the wake of Hurricane Ida, one of the strongest storms to hit the United States mainland in history. Credit: Reuters/Adrees Latif Michael DeMocker/USA TODAY Network via REUTERs Dartanian Stovall looks at the house that collapsed with him inside during the height of Hurricane Ida in New …

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. Officials said Ida’s swift …

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power

India TV News  

Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. The Category 4 storm hit on the …

Rescue efforts begin after Hurricane Ida hits US | See Photos
3 years, 3 months ago

Rescue efforts begin after Hurricane Ida hits US | See Photos

India Today  

A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued Monday while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat. All of New Orleans lost power right around sunset Sunday as the hurricane blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, …

Hurricane Ida hits Gulf Coast: These are the most intense storms to hit the United States
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida hits Gulf Coast: These are the most intense storms to hit the United States

India Today  

The US Gulf Coast braced on Sunday for what could be one of the strongest storms to hit the continental United States in years. As of Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center reported Hurricane Ida packed winds topping 150 miles per hour, with minimum pressure recorded at 933 millibars, and could gather more strength, forecasters said. The following are six …

Hurricane Ida sequel to 2005's Katrina, but stronger & smaller | Explainer
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida sequel to 2005's Katrina, but stronger & smaller | Explainer

India Today  

Hurricane Ida is looking eerily like a dangerous and perhaps scarier sequel to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in American history. The main story with Ida will be a combination of wind, storm surge, and fresh water flooding damage,” said meteorologist Jeff Masters, who flew hurricane missions for the government and founded Weather Underground. “And, the worst of the …

As Ida Weakens, More Than 1 Million Gulf Coast Homes And Businesses Are Without Power
3 years, 3 months ago

As Ida Weakens, More Than 1 Million Gulf Coast Homes And Businesses Are Without Power

NPR  

As Ida Weakens, More Than 1 Million Gulf Coast Homes And Businesses Are Without Power Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images A massive relief effort is underway across the Gulf Coast following the worst of Ida's tear through the region, as the storm has knocked out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses …

Hurricane Ida pummels US state of Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida pummels US state of Louisiana

Al Jazeera  

Powerful Hurricane Ida has battered the southern US state of Louisiana and plunged New Orleans into darkness, leaving at least one person dead 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. President Joe Biden, who described Ida as “a life-threatening storm”, declared Louisiana a disaster area. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said Ida could be the most …

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