Hurricane Ida Louisiana

• U.S. probing nearly 350 reports of oil spills in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida

  The Coast Guard has been conducting flyovers off the coast of Louisiana looking for spills and is providing information to authorities responsible for cleaning the sites.

  Environment

  Sep 6, 2021
  
• Agencies investigating reports of oil, chemical spills resulting from Hurricane Ida

  The Associated Press first reported the possible spills Wednesday after reviewing aerial images of the disaster zone taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

  World

  Sep 3, 2021
  
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• Louisiana residents could face a month without power due to Hurricane Ida, officials say

  The storm killed at least two people in the state, officials said, a death toll that may have been much larger if not for a fortified levee system around New Orleans.

  Environment

  Aug 31, 2021
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• New Orleans, other communities could be without power for weeks after Hurricane Ida

  Ida ravaged the region's power grid, leaving hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when power would return.

  Weather

  Aug 31, 2021
• Hurricane Ida shares similarities with fatal Katrina — and could be stronger, experts say

  What could be different is crucial: direction, size and strength.

  Environment

  Aug 29, 2021
• Hurricane Ida weakens to tropical storm as Louisiana prepares to assess damage

  Ida threatened a region already reeling from a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, due to low vaccination rates and the highly contagious Delta variant.

  Weather

  Aug 29, 2021