New Jersey’s Largest Dairy Farm Nearly Destroyed in Tornado September 8, 2021 By Christina Paciolla The morning after one of the most intense tornadoes recorded in New Jersey history all but demolished the largest dairy...
Ida’s Fury Left a Complex Power Challenge in Louisiana September 7, 2021 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Crews in Louisiana have restored power to nearly 70% of greater New Orleans and nearly all...
Lawmakers: Ida Damage Shows Need for Infrastructure Upgrades September 7, 2021 By Matthew Daly and Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the...
Shortages of Supplies and Workers Will Delay Gulf Rebuilding September 7, 2021 By Paul Wiseman and Alex Veiga Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve been calling about roofs...
Crash Victim Recalls Terror After Mississippi Road Collapse September 7, 2021 LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — A teenager said she could hear the terrifying sounds of other vehicles crashing around — and...
Ida Leaves Toxic Chemicals, Sewage Swirling in Its Wake September 3, 2021 By Ari Natter Exxon Mobil Corp. released sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide at its Baton Rouge refinery as Hurricane Ida churned ashore. A...
Insurers Could Face $1B Hit From Hurricane Ida Damage to Offshore Rigs September 3, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $1 billion from physical damage to offshore rigs and structures from Hurricane...
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,...
Ida v. Katrina in New Orleans: Fewer People, Better Levees, Smaller Storm Surge September 3, 2021 By Jim Sams Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 made landfall within 50 miles of one other and each carried 150 mph...
UN: Weather Disasters Soar in Numbers, Cost, but Deaths Fall September 2, 2021 By Seth Borenstein and Jamey Keaten GENEVA (AP) — Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more...