Hurricane Ida: Biden instructs FAA to authorize use of surveillance drones to assess damage to energy infrastructure
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Hurricane Ida: Biden instructs FAA to authorize use of surveillance drones to assess damage to energy infrastructure
Description
August 30, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he has instructed the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to authorize the use of surveillance drones to assess the damage to energy infrastructure in U.S. states hit hard by Ida,. Biden said he's also ordered the Department of Homeland Security to make satellite images available that might assist in assessing damage from the storm.
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Hurricane Ida: Biden instructs FAA to authorize use of surveillance drones to assess damage to energy infrastructure00:38 | August 30, 2021 -
Hurricane Polo pummels parts of Mexico01:52 | September 29, 2026 -
‘Don’t risk your life’: New York governor warns as nor’easter floods Long Island02:31 | September 27, 2026 -
What a historic ‘Super El Niño’ could mean for Canada06:15 | September 27, 2026 -
Climate Science: AI weather forecasting02:16 | September 27, 2026 -
Coastal communities in B.C. on alert as El Niño generates storms in Pacific02:05 | September 26, 2026 -
Bangkok declares disaster zone as floods hit Thai capital, more rain looms02:01 | September 26, 2026 -
How El Niño is producing Atlantic calm, Pacific turmoil amid hurricane season01:54 | September 23, 2026 -
Mexico urges vigilance after Hurricane Polo reaches category 5 strength04:31 | September 23, 2026 -
“Picking up the pieces”: Devastating wildfires, severe weather leave Canadian ranchers in tough spot01:49 | September 20, 2026 -
Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026 -
‘Everything has been destroyed’: Nepal-Tibet flood relief efforts continue02:35 | September 9, 2026 -
Cape Breton residents cut off from supplies after torrential storm causes road washouts02:09 | September 7, 2026 -
Cape Breton swamped by severe floods, more rain on the way02:17 | September 6, 2026 -
N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026 -
Canada must prepare for a 5°C hotter future: federal report06:14 | September 5, 2026 -
Super El Niño could be strongest on record, UN warns01:48 | September 3, 2026 -
Summer storms seen across southern Ontario02:23 | September 2, 2026 -
Tornadoes touch down in Manitoba, Saskatchewan01:45 | August 31, 2026 -
2 dead, several missing after Grand Canyon flash floods01:41 | August 31, 2026 -
Major flash floods in Arizona’s Grand Canyon kill 2 people, dozens remain missing01:21 | August 31, 2026 -
“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026 -
30 Canadians among hundreds missing in Nepal01:39 | August 27, 2026 -
24 Canadians missing in deadly Nepal floods01:59 | August 26, 2026 -
Mudslides strand hundreds in Peru as severe flooding hits northern Chile02:10 | August 19, 2026 -
Belgium faces ‘ecological catastrophe’ after wildfires scorch country’s nature reserve02:28 | August 17, 2026 -
B.C. wildlife rescue centre loses Summerland facility to Bald Range wildfire07:52 | August 16, 2026 -
Hurricane Lala it bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island00:57 | August 16, 2026 -
Europe’s low water levels force some nuclear power plants to shut down02:09 | August 14, 2026 -
At least 8 dead, thousands stranded after record rainfall batters Japan’s Chiba prefecture03:00 | August 14, 2026 -
B.C. wildfires devastate Okanagan’s tourism industry02:02 | August 13, 2026 -
Swaths of the U.S. Midwest inundated by flooding01:38 | August 13, 2026
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Hurricane Ida: Biden instructs FAA to authorize use of surveillance drones to assess damage to energy infrastructure00:38 | August 30, 2021
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Hurricane Polo pummels parts of Mexico01:52 | September 29, 2026
-
‘Don’t risk your life’: New York governor warns as nor’easter floods Long Island02:31 | September 27, 2026
-
What a historic ‘Super El Niño’ could mean for Canada06:15 | September 27, 2026
-
Climate Science: AI weather forecasting02:16 | September 27, 2026
-
Coastal communities in B.C. on alert as El Niño generates storms in Pacific02:05 | September 26, 2026
-
Bangkok declares disaster zone as floods hit Thai capital, more rain looms02:01 | September 26, 2026
-
How El Niño is producing Atlantic calm, Pacific turmoil amid hurricane season01:54 | September 23, 2026
-
Mexico urges vigilance after Hurricane Polo reaches category 5 strength04:31 | September 23, 2026
-
“Picking up the pieces”: Devastating wildfires, severe weather leave Canadian ranchers in tough spot01:49 | September 20, 2026
-
Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026
-
‘Everything has been destroyed’: Nepal-Tibet flood relief efforts continue02:35 | September 9, 2026
-
Cape Breton residents cut off from supplies after torrential storm causes road washouts02:09 | September 7, 2026
-
Cape Breton swamped by severe floods, more rain on the way02:17 | September 6, 2026
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N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026
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Canada must prepare for a 5°C hotter future: federal report06:14 | September 5, 2026
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Super El Niño could be strongest on record, UN warns01:48 | September 3, 2026
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Tornadoes touch down in Manitoba, Saskatchewan01:45 | August 31, 2026
-
2 dead, several missing after Grand Canyon flash floods01:41 | August 31, 2026
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Major flash floods in Arizona’s Grand Canyon kill 2 people, dozens remain missing01:21 | August 31, 2026
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“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026
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30 Canadians among hundreds missing in Nepal01:39 | August 27, 2026
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24 Canadians missing in deadly Nepal floods01:59 | August 26, 2026
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Mudslides strand hundreds in Peru as severe flooding hits northern Chile02:10 | August 19, 2026
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Belgium faces ‘ecological catastrophe’ after wildfires scorch country’s nature reserve02:28 | August 17, 2026
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Hurricane Lala it bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island00:57 | August 16, 2026
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Europe’s low water levels force some nuclear power plants to shut down02:09 | August 14, 2026
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At least 8 dead, thousands stranded after record rainfall batters Japan’s Chiba prefecture03:00 | August 14, 2026
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B.C. wildfires devastate Okanagan’s tourism industry02:02 | August 13, 2026
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Swaths of the U.S. Midwest inundated by flooding01:38 | August 13, 2026
Hurricane Ida: Biden instructs FAA to authorize use of surveillance drones to assess damage to energy infrastructure
Description
August 30, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he has instructed the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to authorize the use of surveillance drones to assess the damage to energy infrastructure in U.S. states hit hard by Ida,. Biden said he's also ordered the Department of Homeland Security to make satellite images available that might assist in assessing damage from the storm.
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