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Former FEMA Administrator from 2009-2017 Craig Fugate joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the extent of the damage, how the storm compares to other hurricanes, and ...
August 27, 2020 – Hurricane Laura, as a high-end Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near the Louisiana–Texas border in Cameron Parish and simultaneously tied the 1856 Last Island hurricane as the strongest tropical cyclone ever to make landfall in Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Storm surge as high as 17 feet was ...
The number of $1 billion Atlantic hurricanes almost doubled from the 1980s to the 2010s, and inflation-adjusted costs have increased more than elevenfold. [1] The increases have been attributed to climate change, more people moving to coastal areas, [1] and the dramatic increase in construction costs since 1980.
Comparing estimated hurricane damages over time can be tricky, but losses after the busy 2005 hurricane season have ranged from roughly $175 billion when adjusted for inflation, to more than $200 ...
A man made dune was pushed up at the Main Street North Myrtle Beach access in an effort to block storm surge Friday expected from Hurricane Ian, which will make landfall later in the day. Sep. 30 ...
Ian became a hurricane 12 hours later and a major hurricane after another 24 hours. At approximately 08:30 UTC on September 27, Ian made landfall on western Cuba as a high-end Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a pressure of 947 mbar (27.96 inHg), becoming the strongest tropical cyclone to impact Pinar del Río ...
• Hundreds of thousands without power: Power outages topped 450,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana Thursday morning but power crews worked to restore service throughout the day. By Thursday ...