Hurricane Ida Damage Projections Reaching the Scale of Irma, Harvey and Sandy September 9, 2021 By Jim Sams Insured losses from Hurricane Ida are now creeping into the $30 billion range after catastrophe modelers added damage to properties...
Rainy Season Unleashes With Fury, Beauty in US Southwest September 3, 2021 By Felicia Fonseca FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — After two bone-dry years that sank the U.S. Southwest deeper into drought, this summer’s rainy season...
Hurricane Ida Aftermath Delivers Deadly Lesson on Climate Change September 3, 2021 As Ida’s deadly waters receded and emergency crews raced to return power and transportation services, stunned residents of New York,...
In Ida’s Aftermath, No Quick Relief in Sight for Louisiana September 2, 2021 By Kevin Mcgill, Chevel Johnson and Melinda Deslatte NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, gas,...
‘Historic’ New York-Area Flooding in Ida’s Wake Leaves at Least 9 Dead September 2, 2021 By Maria Caspani and Kanishka Singh NEW YORK — Flooding killed at least nine people, swept away cars, submerged subway lines and temporarily grounded flights in...
Floods, Outages Stall Energy Firms’ Restart Efforts After Ida August 31, 2021 By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON — Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages...
Final Victim Found in Tennessee Flooding Disaster Search August 27, 2021 By Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood in Middle Tennessee was...
Cleanup Begins in Soggy Northeast as Henri Plods Back to Sea August 25, 2021 By David Porter and Ted Shaffrey MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Residents across the waterlogged Northeast began clearing mud and tearing out sodden carpets Monday after...
Tennessee Flooding Prompts Biden Disaster Declaration August 25, 2021 By Travis Loller WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration sought by Tennessee after record rainfall caused...
Rain From Tropical Storm Remnants Closes Roads in New York August 20, 2021 By Jim Sams SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The remnants of tropical storm Fred closed roads and flooded basements Thursday in parts of upstate...