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 the transmission lines fixed, it's still going to take time to bring power into their individual homes. And so those vehicles and our first responders can continue to support the emergent needs that they're finding in their communities, and then through our private sector partnership, working with the fuel distribution companies to make sure that we are able to prioritize and move fuel into the areas, one that can accept it and that can deliver it.

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Biden warns of ‘another tough hurricane season’ this year
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden warns of ‘another tough hurricane season’ this year

Associated Press  

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the country will likely see “another tough hurricane season” this year, and he pledged that his administration was prepared to respond to the storms and help Americans recover from them. They grow more extreme every season,” Biden said before a briefing from top federal officials, including Federal Emergency Management …

Ida temporary housing program slammed by Louisiana lawmakers
3 years, 1 month ago

Ida temporary housing program slammed by Louisiana lawmakers

Associated Press  

— Louisiana lawmakers on Friday lambasted the state’s temporary housing program enacted after Hurricane Ida, saying it continues to move too slowly to help people living in damaged homes and tents since late August. That critique spilled over into Friday’s meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, as the homeland security agency asked lawmakers to approve $500 million …

Hurricane Ida’s damage forces Louisiana voting site changes
3 years, 2 months ago

Hurricane Ida’s damage forces Louisiana voting site changes

Associated Press  

— Hurricane Ida’s destruction across southeastern Louisiana will force thousands of voters to cast their ballots at different polling locations for next month’s election, with some voting sites relegated to large tents because few area buildings were free of damage. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin said Tuesday that elections officials are working to notify people about the dozens of voting …

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 …

Analysis: Ida’s destruction may help Hurricane Laura victims
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: Ida’s destruction may help Hurricane Laura victims

Associated Press  

— Hurricane Ida’s thrashing left homes in mangled heaps across southeastern Louisiana, but in an uncomfortable twist, the storm might have been a boon to southwestern parishes still struggling to recover from last year’s Hurricane Laura. And that appears likely to get Lake Charles and other parts of southwestern Louisiana the disaster block grant assistance they’ve been seeking since the …

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 …

Biden on Hurricane Ida relief efforts: ‘We’re not going home til this gets done’
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden on Hurricane Ida relief efforts: ‘We’re not going home til this gets done’

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged his administration’s full support in Hurricane Ida relief efforts and made his case for using his infrastructure plan to take immediate action to address the effects of the climate crisis. We’re going to continue to shout as long as it takes to get real progress here, folks,” Biden said after touring …

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 southern states recovering from Ida face new flooding threat
3 years, 3 months ago

US southern states recovering from Ida face new flooding threat

Al Jazeera  

US states still reeling from last week’s powerful Hurricane Ida face slow-moving rain and threat of flash floods. Storms capable of producing five to eight centimetres of rain “in a pretty short period of time” were saturating New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday, and were expected to continue into the evening, National Weather Service meteorologist …

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 …

Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged robust federal help for the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for Western states beset by wildfires — with the catastrophes serving as deadly reminders that the “climate crisis” has arrived. At Biden’s request, the Energy Department said it was releasing 1.5 million barrels of oil from the nation’s …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Ida left more than 1 million without power, possibly for weeks. And now comes the scorching heat
3 years, 3 months ago

Ida left more than 1 million without power, possibly for weeks. And now comes the scorching heat

CNN  

CNN — The levees held. Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate/AP A rain shower soaks evacuees in LaPlace, Louisiana, on August 30. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images People walk through the French Quarter in New Orleans on August 29. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A man walks along the Mississippi River near the French Quarter in New Orleans early on August 29. Max Becherer/The …

New Orleans Levees Passed Hurricane Ida's Test, But Some Suburbs Flooded
3 years, 3 months ago

New Orleans Levees Passed Hurricane Ida's Test, But Some Suburbs Flooded

NPR  

New Orleans Levees Passed Hurricane Ida's Test, But Some Suburbs Flooded Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP NEW ORLEANS — The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida's fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to upgrade a system that catastrophically failed when Hurricane Katrina …

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 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 …

Live Updates: Ida Promises More Destruction As Storm Moves Beyond Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

Live Updates: Ida Promises More Destruction As Storm Moves Beyond Louisiana

NPR  

Lee Celano/AFP via Getty Images / AFP Damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, an abandoned house is seen in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans in August 2015. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021— exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the same area. NPR's John Burnett is in …

Hurricane Ida Blasts Ashore In Louisiana As Major Category 4 Storm
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida Blasts Ashore In Louisiana As Major Category 4 Storm

Huff Post  

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

Hurricane Ida forecast to strengthen as it nears Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida forecast to strengthen as it nears Louisiana

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations ahead of Hurricane Ida, which is expected to rapidly intensify and bring winds as high as 130 mph, life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore Sunday in Louisiana. “I’m just going around praying, saying, ‘Dear Lord, just watch over us.’” Ida …

Hurricane Ida to intensify into 'life-threatening' storm as it nears Louisiana
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida to intensify into 'life-threatening' storm as it nears Louisiana

India Today  

Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations ahead of Hurricane Ida, which is expected to rapidly intensify and bring winds as high as 130 mph, life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain when it slams ashore Sunday in Louisiana. “I’m just going around praying, saying, ‘Dear Lord, just watch over us.’” Ida was poised to …

Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana with extreme winds, storm surge
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana with extreme winds, storm surge

Al Jazeera  

‘Extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane makes landfall in southern US state, bringing winds of more than 240kmph. Officials in the United States have warned of the “catastrophic” effects of Hurricane Ida, as the Category 4 hurricane brought extreme winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding to the southern state of Louisiana after making landfall there on Sunday. Ida made …

A Hurricane Ida unknown: Economic impact on region and US
3 years, 3 months ago

A Hurricane Ida unknown: Economic impact on region and US

Associated Press  

A strengthening Hurricane Ida, bearing high winds and the likelihood of flooding rain as it heads for the Louisiana coast, could damage the energy-heavy Gulf Coast economy and potentially have economic consequences well beyond the region. But a potentially more serious concern was the fate of refineries and petrochemical plants along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans …

'Today Is It': Louisiana Braces For Menacing Hurricane Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

'Today Is It': Louisiana Braces For Menacing Hurricane Ida

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW ORLEANS — Weather forecasters warned residents along Louisiana’s coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph when it slams ashore on Sunday. In New Orleans the mayor ordered a mandatory evacuation for areas outside the city’s levee system and a voluntary …

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 …

Hurricane Ida: US Gulf Coast prepares for ‘dangerous’ storm
3 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ida: US Gulf Coast prepares for ‘dangerous’ storm

Al Jazeera  

Storm is expected to make US landfall late on Sunday, bringing heavy downpour, tidal surge and 225kmph winds to region. The hurricane is expected to bring a “life-threatening storm surge, potentially catastrophic wind damage, and flooding rainfall” to the northern Gulf coast beginning on Sunday morning, the NHC said. “Ida is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when …

Tropical Storm Ida heading for New Orleans
3 years, 3 months ago

Tropical Storm Ida heading for New Orleans

The Independent  

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