Hurricane Lee Becomes Cat 5 Monster
Hurricane Lee exploded into an extremely powerful Category 5 hurricane on Thursday and is expected to strengthen into one of the strongest Atlantic Hurricanes on record — if not the strongest ever.
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Hurricanes Far Deadlier Than Official Counts
Hurricanes killed far more people in the U.S. than are counted under traditional measures, and those deaths were disproportionately concentrated in poor communities and communities of color, a study published Wednesday in
Workers Allege Offshore Oil Co. Abandoned Them To Hurricane Ida
An offshore oil company abandoned Filipino workers in inadequate bunkhouses as climate-fueled Hurricane Ida slammed into southeast Louisiana in August 2021, 10 employees allege in a lawsuit. “I could not think of
Mold Lingers After Hurricane Ian
The lingering effects of Hurricane Ian are still destroying buildings and endangering human health, Earther reports. Mold flourishes in damp and waterlogged environments (like, for example, recently flooded drywall and the lumber
Lisa Expected To Hit Central America At Hurricane Strength
Tropical Storm Lisa officially formed Monday and is expected to intensify to Category 1 strength before hitting Central America tomorrow. The storm is currently projected to make landfall in Belize, but will
Images of Hurricane Harvey Perpetuated Harmful Stereotypes
Front page photos of the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 reinforced harmful racial and gender stereotypes, a recent study published in Critical Studies in Media Communication finds. "If I only see
Hurricane Ian Brings More Rain, Flooding, Death To Carolinas
Category 4 Hurricane Ian left at least 76 people dead in Florida before making landfall as a Cat. 1 storm South Carolina before moving up the coast, killing 4 more in North
Storm Surge Big Threat From Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian – now a Category 3 and set to strengthen into a Category 4 storm – made landfall near La Coloma in southwest Cuba around 4:30 am this morning, bringing with
Ravaged by Hurricanes, a Historic Black Community Fights for Survival (VIDEO)
Ironton, a small incorporated community in Louisiana, was devastated by Hurricane Ida. But the destruction was not inevitable. Founded by freed people who were previously enslaved, Ironton residents had to fight for
Atlantic Hurricane Season (Unofficially) Starting Earlier — Study
Tropical storms are increasingly forming and making landfall before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season as ocean temperatures warm, a new study published in Nature Communications finds. The study's publication
Hurricane Ida Recovery Still Unrealized For La. Tribes
Nearly a year after Hurricane Ida unleashed 150 mile-per-hour winds on southeast Louisiana, a housing crisis, coastal erosion, halting government response, and systemic discrimination has exacerbated the storm’s damage. “It feels like
Southwest Louisiana, Barraged By Hurricanes, Epicenter Of LNG
Southwest Louisiana has been ravaged by numerous, powerful hurricanes in recent years and the methane-based gas and petrochemical industry has turned the region into a hub of operations–forcing local residents to live
Southern Mexico Hit By Hurricane Agatha
Hurricane Agatha slammed into Puerto Angel, on Mexico's southern Pacific coast Monday afternoon. The Category 2 storm is the first named storm of 2022 and the strongest ever to hit the country's
Year Ahead Will See More Hurricanes Than Usual, Again
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will likely produce more storms than the 1991-2020 average for the seventh year in a row, NOAA projects. Yesterday's forecast suggests the year will see 14 to
Lake Charles Still Recovering From 2020 Hurricanes
With the 2022 hurricane season looming, Lake Charles, Louisiana, residents are still working to recover and rebuild from Hurricanes Laura and Delta. The storms pummeled the region in the late summer and
Hurricanes in 2020 Dumped More Rain due to Climate Change
Climate change made the deadly, record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season dump more rain than it would have otherwise, a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications found. Across the season's vocabulary-depleting 30 named
Tornadoes Hit Southern La. Still Recovering From Hurricanes
New Orleans-area residents — still recovering from Hurricanes Ida, Larua, Zeta, and Katrina — are picking up the pieces after a raft of tornadoes tore through the area Tuesday night, killing at
Deaths Mount After Hurricanes, Studies Show
New research is examining fuller perspectives on the lethality of hurricanes and tropical cyclones and revealing disproportionate harm upon women and people of color. Death rates in areas hit by tropical cyclones
Florida Panhandle Wildfires Fueled By Forests Killed By Hurricane Michael
Multiple wildfires are blazing across the Florida Panhandle, burning thousands of acres, forcing evacuations, and incinerating homes. The largest, the Bertha Swamp Road Fire, has burned more than 14,000 acres. Climate change
'I would never walk away.'
Audrey Trufant Salvant has deep roots in Ironton, a close-knit, majority-Black community 25 miles downriver from New Orleans. Her great-great-great grandmother, who had been enslaved, is buried here, and her descendents kept