Hurricane Ida

Cyclone Yaas brought devastation to India and Bangladesh in May. Photo: Collected
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Climate change: Huge toll of extreme weather disasters in 2021

The most expensive disaster in 2021 was hurricane Ida, which lashed the eastern United States and caused around $65 billion in damages

New Orleans lost power this weekend as Hurricane Ida put all of the transmission lines that feed the city out of action. Photo: Reuters
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Ida deaths rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana toll now 26

Cars sit in water after flooding on the Major Deegan Expressway spilled over into the neighboring street and flooded a parking lot, when the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought drenching rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes to parts of the northern mid-Atlantic, in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
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Human toll was tremendous': Ida's death count rises while 600,000 still lack power

Oil rigs are seen in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Grand Isle, Louisiana, US August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
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Divers to try to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf after Hurricane Ida

An aerial view shows destroyed houses in a flooded area after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Montegut, Louisiana, US August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
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Hurricane Ida death toll in Louisiana rises to 12

Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida’s destructive, deadly floods
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Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida’s destructive, deadly floods

An aerial view shows destroyed houses in a flooded area after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Montegut, Louisiana, US August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
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Ida evacuees urged not to return home after devastation

Liam Denning. Illustration: TBS
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How many Hurricane Idas can electricity users afford?

A man walks back to his home after sharing fuel with his neighbors, to use for their generator, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Cut Off, Louisiana, U.S., August 30, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
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Thousands face weeks without power in Ida’s aftermath

A pump jack stands idle in Dewitt County, Texas January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Anna Driver/File Photo
Global Economy

Oil falls as US refiners shut down by damage from Hurricane Ida

Waves crash against the New Canal Lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain as the effects of Hurricane Ida begin to be felt in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 29, 2021. Michael DeMocker/USA TODAY Network via REUTERS
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Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocking out power in New Orleans

Louisiana braces for dangerous Hurricane Ida
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Louisiana braces for dangerous Hurricane Ida

A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Ida after forming in the Caribbean, about 75 miles (125 kilometers) north-northwest of Grand Cayman, August 27, 2021. NOAA/via REUTER
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US Gulf Coast residents flee 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida