Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida
Ten Filipino men who worked for a major offshore oil industry employer under federally granted visas claim in a federal lawsuit they were treated like prisoners at a company bunkhouse and that some of them were abandoned there when Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in August 2021.
Forecasting Change: Warmer water equals stronger storms
The tropics have come to life here in the month of September. As we often tell you, the actual peak of the season is Sep 10, so, we are just now halfway done with the action.
HUD to send out nearly $3 billion in disaster relief grants
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments.
Hurricane Ida, Europe floods made 2021 costly for disasters
Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer have helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters.
Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways
Transit officials and experts say this summerโs storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coastโs vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change.
US unemployment claims rise after hitting pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000 from a pandemic low, a sign that worsening COVID-19 infections may have slightly increased layoffs.
After Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses
Louisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where residents died after Hurricane Ida amid conditions deemed squalid and unsafe.
Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and tornado damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida show the need to upgrade the nationโs aging infrastructure network.
Louisiana family travels to Orlando for fresh start after Hurricane Ida damages their home
Jeanene Farrior and her family were inside her house as Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in Hammond, Louisiana-- one of the hardest-hit cities 45 miles east of Baton Rouge.
New Orleans: Seniors left in dark, hot facilities after Ida
Officials in New Orleans say they will thoroughly inspect senior living apartments in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida after finding people living in buildings without working generators that trapped residents in wheelchairs in dark, sweltering upper floors.
Biden directs federal aid to NY, NJ after deadly flooding
President Joe Biden has approved major disaster declarations greenlighting federal aid for people six New Jersey counties and five New York counties affected by devastating flooding last week from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast
Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and tornado damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida show the need to upgrade the nationโs aging infrastructure network.
Search resumes for 2 missing after car swept away in storm
As residents and businesses across New Jersey spent the holiday weekend trying to clean up damage from last weekโs storm, rescue workers resumed the search for two friends whose car was caught up in the floodwaters.
After Ida's fury, infrastructure key in preventing misery
The destruction left by the remnants of Hurricane Ida have officials and experts agreeing that infrastructure including roads, sewers and housing in New York and New Jersey must be quickly improved.
Crash victim recalls terror after Mississippi road collapse
A 16-year-old girl says she heard vehicles crashing all around the pickup truck where she and her mother were trapped after a highway collapsed in rural Mississippi.
Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites
President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.
Northeast deals with muck, waterlogged homes in Ida cleanup
Flood-stricken families and business owners across the Northeast are hauling waterlogged belongings to the curb and scraping away noxious mud as cleanup from Ida moves into high gear.
Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
The dismal state of power in Hurricane Idaโs wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisianaโs largest electrical utility has grappled with other widespread outages after numerous previous hurricanes.
Energy company: Hurricane Ida restoration could take weeks
The energy company that is providing power to Louisiana says full restoration of electricity to hurricane-battered areas outside New Orleans could take until the end of the month.
Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: 'I know you're hurting'
Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told residents โI know youโre hurting."
Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida's destructive, deadly floods
Police are going door to door and drawing up lists of the missing as the death toll edges higher from the catastrophic flooding set off in the Northeast by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Ida-hit oil industry port sustains less damage than feared
A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf of Mexicoโs deepwater offshore oil and gas industry sustained less damage from Hurricane Idaโs direct hit than initially feared and should be able to return to working operations โin the near future."
How can Ida can be so deadly 1,000 miles from landfall?
Meteorologists say natural and man-made forces made Ida deadly and devastating in the New York and New Jersey area even though the weakened storm made landfall more than 1,000 miles away.
Ida live updates: NJ tornado reached EF-3 rating, NWS says
The National Weather Service says a tornado that ripped through Mullica Hill, New Jersey, is believed to have had an EF-3 rating, with winds of up to 150 miles per hour.
Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane Ida
Following Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more established relief services from federal and local governments, and charities.
These videos show just how shocking the flooding in NYC really is
Hurricane Ida may not pack the strong winds it once had when it hit Louisiana, but itโs still dumping an insane amount of rain in its path, including on New York City.
Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancel
Heavy rains from Hurricane Ida have forced Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee to cancel as organizers say the waterlogged festival grounds are unsafe for driving or camping.
After Ida, energy facilities in Gulf inching back to life
Oil companies began gradually to restart some of their refineries in Louisiana, and key fuel pipelines fully reopened, providing hopeful signs that the regionโs crucial energy industry can soon recover from the blow of Hurricane Ida.
Fully vaccinated NFL players will get COVID-19 tests weekly
Fully vaccinated players will be required to get tested for COVID-19 weekly instead of every 14 days as part of the revised protocols for the regular season agreed upon by the NFL and NFLPA.
Ida topples New Orleans jazz landmark where Armstrong worked
A storied New Orleans jazz site where a young Louis Armstrong once worked toppled when Ida blew through Louisiana as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. The Karnofsky Tailor Shop where a young Louis Armstrong worked collapsed Sunday during the storm.
New Orleans levees pass Ida's test while some suburbs flood
The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Idaโs fury, but costly upgrades to the city's flood protection system couldn't spare some neighboring communities from the rising water.
Ida Updates: Neighboring states send assistance to Louisiana
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that state and local emergency responders conducted 20 rescues from flooded areas in the stateโs three coastal counties.
These videos truly show just how devastating Hurricane Ida was in Louisiana
Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday, wreaking havoc on the Louisiana coast, and leaving major cities like New Orleans without power.
Ida knocks out power to all of New Orleans on deadly path through Louisiana
Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks have brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Idaโs floodwaters to safety.
Tropical Storm Nora facing, after leaving 1 dead, 7 missing
Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods and landslides on Mexicoโs Pacific coast, caused havoc in Puerta Vallarta and left at least one dead and seven missing.
Hurricane Ida: Economists foresee only modest damage to US economy
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.
'As long as it takes': FEMA, other agencies respond to Ida
Federal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has power restoration experts and generators at the ready as Hurricane Ida bashes the region.
SATELLITE, UPDATES: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as powerful Category 4 storm
The rapid intensification of Hurricane Ida continued overnight. Hurricane Idaโs maximum sustained winds were 150 mph with wind gusts of 185 mph at landfall.
A Hurricane Ida unknown: Economic impact on region and US
Companies evacuated oil and gas platforms south of Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida but a far greater worry was potential damage to refineries and petrochemical plants in its projected path from flooding and storm surge.
Central Florida power crews to help restoration efforts after Hurricane Ida
As all eyes are on Hurricane Ida, utility crews from Florida are preparing to head out and help with power restoration efforts after the storm.
Tropical Depression 10 forms in the Atlantic, heading north
The Atlantic basin looks every bit of peak of hurricane season right now. For the latest on Hurricane Ida as it is expected to rapidly intensify as it approaches Louisiana, click here.