The total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Ida could reach $70 billion to $80 billion, according to an estimate from AccuWeather. The fifth-largest hurricane to ever make landfall in the U.S.

There’s something about hurricanes starting with the letter I that is particularly nasty. Last year’s Ida now joins the list of storms so deadly their names don’t get used again. The World ...

Hurricane Ida has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches the coast of Louisiana today (Aug. 29), with astronauts keeping close watch on the tempest from space. NASA astronaut ...

What are the odds? Two major hurricanes, on the same day, 16 years apart? On Aug. 29, 2005, Category 3 Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Some thought that there was no way this could ever happen again.

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