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Hurricane blackouts: New Orleans' 'lighthouse' solution to keep the power on through floods and high winds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane blackouts: New Orleans' 'lighthouse' solution to keep the power on through floods and high winds

BBC  

Hurricane blackouts: New Orleans' 'lighthouse' solution to keep the power on through floods and high winds Getty Images Many of the deaths caused by hurricanes are due to power outages As Hurricane Francine leaves households without basic power in New Orleans, a handful of "community lighthouses" could offer a crucial lifeline. The church is one of 86 planned "community lighthouses", …

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Insurance crisis leaves homeowners vulnerable in hurricane-prone Louisiana
10 months ago

Insurance crisis leaves homeowners vulnerable in hurricane-prone Louisiana

Al Jazeera  

Since the 2020 hurricanes, nine insurers became insolvent in the US state of Louisiana within a couple of years. Risky business models “We built way too many houses in really dangerous places,” said Edward Richards, an emeritus professor at Louisiana State University who focuses on insurance and extreme weather. In 2005, State Farm and Allstate had the largest market share …

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FACT CHECK: Old footage from Hurricane Ida incorrectly linked to recent New York floods | DETAILS
1 year, 2 months ago

FACT CHECK: Old footage from Hurricane Ida incorrectly linked to recent New York floods | DETAILS

India TV News  

A video depicting flooding in the New York subway system has been widely shared online, falsely attributed to the recent flash floods in the city. The video, which has been circulating with the misleading claim that it shows the recent flooding in New York City, is actually a year-old footage from Hurricane Ida's impact. Image Source : INDIA TVClaim made …

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New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall
1 year, 2 months ago

New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday’s severe rainfall. A power outage in a Brooklyn neighborhood caused by the storm prompted city officials on Saturday to …

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Florida prays Idalia won’t join long list of destructive storms with names starting with ‘I’
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida prays Idalia won’t join long list of destructive storms with names starting with ‘I’

Associated Press  

Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.” Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I” have been retired, according to the National Weather Service. 1, and hurricane season often reaches its peak around the time that the pre-determined alphabetical storm-name list …

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After hurricanes, program aims to help alleviate stress
2 years, 1 month ago

After hurricanes, program aims to help alleviate stress

Associated Press  

— The 10 women gathered on yoga mats in a New Orleans suburb, the lights dimmed. In late August, with anniversaries of Hurricanes Katrina and Ida looming, the New Orleans emergency preparedness social media feed reminded residents of something called the “anniversary effect,” which might trigger feelings of depression or PTSD. The study’s lead author, Robbie Parks, assistant professor of …

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Hurricane Sandy, 10 years on: Is New York City ready for the next big one?
2 years, 1 month ago

Hurricane Sandy, 10 years on: Is New York City ready for the next big one?

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. Hurricanes in the Northeast typically spin out to the ocean but Sandy got jammed between other weather systems, leading …

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The New Orleans elderly community ‘left to die’ after a hurricane
2 years, 3 months ago

The New Orleans elderly community ‘left to die’ after a hurricane

Al Jazeera  

New Orleans, United States – Hurricane Ida was not Michael Corolla’s first storm. Jordan Bridges, who grew up nearby and led the direct aid efforts for Boyd Manor, put it simply: “I just wasn’t prepared for what we found there,” he says. “The whole time we were without power,” Yolanda says, “That woman didn’t check on us one time.” Residents …

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Black parade culture museum reopening in New Orleans
2 years, 5 months ago

Black parade culture museum reopening in New Orleans

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Ten months after Hurricane Ida damaged a museum celebrating New Orleans’ African American parading culture, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is reopening. A parade is planned Saturday afternoon from the original building to the new museum site just blocks away in the city’s Treme neighborhood, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. Artifacts at the museum include regalia given …

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In Louisiana, Native Americans struggle to recover from Ida
2 years, 6 months ago

In Louisiana, Native Americans struggle to recover from Ida

Associated Press  

ALONG BAYOU POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. — Driving through her village along a southeastern Louisiana bayou, tribal official Cherie Matherne points out the remnants of house after house — including her own — wrecked nine months ago when Hurricane Ida roared through the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe community. When Hurricane Ida barreled through southeast Louisiana on Aug. 29, it slammed into an area …

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Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread
2 years, 8 months ago

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

Associated Press  

Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data. And in fall, West Coast windstorms trigger forced power shutoffs across huge areas to protect against deadly wildfires …

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The Louisiana Indigenous community fighting for hurricane justice
3 years ago

The Louisiana Indigenous community fighting for hurricane justice

Al Jazeera  

After Hurricane Ida, Chief Shirell and her tribe aim to rebuild even as sinking land and government neglect imperil their survival. “These systems don’t move as quickly as people need them to, and that’s just reality,” says Chief Shirell. “We’d be able to help people based on how they live,” says Chief Shirell. “When we walked the Trail of Tears,” …

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2 Louisiana insurance companies fail after Hurricane Ida
3 years ago

2 Louisiana insurance companies fail after Hurricane Ida

Associated Press  

— Insurance companies operating in Louisiana will be charged at least $100 million to pay the claims of two failed property insurers who went belly up in Hurricane Ida’s aftermath. The Advocate reports that the board of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association — a state- The guaranty fund, known as LIGA, covers claims for policyholders whose insurers become insolvent. Its …

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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 …

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In hurricane-wrecked Southern Louisiana, longtime residents consider calling it quits
3 years, 1 month ago

In hurricane-wrecked Southern Louisiana, longtime residents consider calling it quits

NPR  

In hurricane-wrecked Southern Louisiana, longtime residents consider calling it quits Enlarge this image toggle caption Shalina Chatlani/Gulf States Newsroom Shalina Chatlani/Gulf States Newsroom Just a few blocks away from a stretch of busy highway in LaPlace, La. Enlarge this image toggle caption Shalina Chatlani/Gulf States Newsroom Shalina Chatlani/Gulf States Newsroom Caesar says it's devastating to see so much destruction within …

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Louisiana House leader: Ida housing help moving too slowly
3 years, 2 months ago

Louisiana House leader: Ida housing help moving too slowly

Associated Press  

— A Louisiana House leader offered blistering criticism Monday of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ temporary housing program for people with severe home damage from Hurricane Ida, slamming the effort as moving too slowly to assist suffering residents. Rep. Tanner Magee, the Houma Republican who is the second-ranking House leader, sent a letter to Edwards’ homeland security chief, James Waskom, outlining …

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Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways
3 years, 2 months ago

Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases leading into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls. Nearly a decade after Superstorm Sandy spurred billions of dollars in investment in coastal flooding protection up and down the East Coast — some of which remains unfinished — Hurricane Ida …

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Shell warns of possible $500 million hit from Hurricane Ida
3 years, 2 months ago

Shell warns of possible $500 million hit from Hurricane Ida

Associated Press  

LONDON — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell warned Thursday that it will take an earnings hit of up to $500 million as a result of the disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida, which hit the Gulf of Mexico in late August. Shell said the main hit from Ida, estimated at between $200 million and $300 million, has been felt in the …

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Hurricane Ida's destruction was the result of years of systemic racism
3 years, 2 months ago

Hurricane Ida's destruction was the result of years of systemic racism

Salon  

With nearly two months left of this year's turbulent hurricane season, thousands of Louisianans are entering their sixth straight week without power following Hurricane Ida. This destruction wasn't by simple happenstance or some sort of unpredictable anomaly — it was the direct result of the failure of political and corporate leaders, year after year, to build adequate infrastructure, implement equitable …

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Louisiana’s struggling seafood industry teetering after Ida
3 years, 3 months ago

Louisiana’s struggling seafood industry teetering after Ida

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s oyster farmers, crabbers, shrimpers and anglers are nothing if not adaptable, producing millions of pounds of seafood annually, often in water that was dry land a generation ago. “I think that slow-moving storm beating these boats against the docks, against each other, caused a lot more vessels to sink and have major damage.” The story of …

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Lawsuit: Ida outages due to ‘gum and super glue’ at utility
3 years, 3 months ago

Lawsuit: Ida outages due to ‘gum and super glue’ at utility

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble gum and super glue” approach to maintenance and construction that left customers sweltering in the dark without adequate sewage treatment after Hurricane Ida. “Before Hurricane Ida hit Southeast Louisiana, it was Entergy’s position that its systems which provided power to 1.1 million residents and businesses, could …

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Climate change: Most people in the advanced world think the US is doing a bad job, Pew poll finds
3 years, 3 months ago

Climate change: Most people in the advanced world think the US is doing a bad job, Pew poll finds

CNN  

CNN — Despite efforts from President Joe Biden to turn the United States into a global climate leader, most people in the advanced world don’t think the US is doing a good job on the issue, and China is doing even worse, a new poll by the Pew Research Center published Tuesday shows. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images People wait for a …

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Two Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still Without Power
3 years, 3 months ago

Two Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still Without Power

NPR  

Two Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still Without Power Enlarge this image toggle caption Frank Morris/NPR Frank Morris/NPR GALLIANO, La. The neighbor couple and their young daughter have moved into the kid's room "Grandma sleeps in the couch and her son sleep in the recliner," says Lopez of her neighbor's mother and grandson. Enlarge this …

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Laine Hardy uses album release to help hurricane recovery
3 years, 3 months ago

Laine Hardy uses album release to help hurricane recovery

Associated Press  

— Louisiana country artist Laine Hardy will celebrate his 21st birthday Sunday with the release of his first album in a French Quarter benefit to help recovery efforts following Hurricane Ida. Hardy, the winner of “American Idol” in 2019, will perform a live stream concert from the New Orleans Jazz Museum inside the Old U.S. Mint, at 7 p.m. It’s …

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