Hurricane Ida

Extreme weather costs world billions in 2021: Study

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Extreme weather costs world billions in 2021: Study

A new report by Christian Aid — Counting the cost 2021: A year of climate breakdown — on Monday identified 15 of the most destructive climate disasters of the year. They include some of the disasters hit rapidly, like Cyclone Yaas, which struck India and Bangladesh in May and caused losses valued at $3 billion … Read more

Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4

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Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4

Hurricane Ida was rapidly intensifying early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on track for a potentially devastating landfall on the Louisiana coast while emergency officials in the region grappled with opening shelters for displaced evacuees despite the risks of spreading the coronavirus. The National Hurricane Center predicted Ida would become an extremely dangerous … Read more